toBigDecimal

JVM
1.2
fun String.toBigDecimal(): BigDecimal
(source)

Parses the string as a java.math.BigDecimal number and returns the result.

Exceptions

NumberFormatException - if the string is not a valid representation of a number.

JVM
1.2
fun String.toBigDecimal(mathContext: MathContext): BigDecimal
(source)

Parses the string as a java.math.BigDecimal number and returns the result.

Exceptions

NumberFormatException - if the string is not a valid representation of a number.

ArithmeticException - if the rounding is needed, but the rounding mode is java.math.RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY.

Parameters

mathContext - specifies the precision and the rounding mode.