how to write % in a string format in Java - Android Studio [duplicate]

Question

I am trying to show a percentage but how do I show % sign using string format? Here's my line of code

precent.setText(String.format(Locale.getDefault(),"%.1f", precentNum))

I mean how do I put a percentage sign at the end of the text? couldn't find an answer when I searched.

%% is the answer - and the word is percentage, not precentage. — Dawood ibn Kareem
– Dawood ibn Kareem, Commented Dec 6, 2016 at 10:23
Use "%.1f%%" as your format string. The %% shows up as %. — Dawood ibn Kareem
– Dawood ibn Kareem, Commented Dec 6, 2016 at 10:26
oh I thought at the start, thanks :) sorry for the ignorance. — Daniel
– Daniel, Commented Dec 6, 2016 at 10:28

Nitesh · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-06 10:24:35Z

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Try %% instead of %. It will display a single % in your string.

answered Dec 6, 2016 at 10:24

Nitesh

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no, that does not work, it shows ".1f" as the text. nvm, I realize what you meant, thanks, it works :)

Happy to help :) .. Here on SO we mark the answer as right which solves the problem.