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Q1. What is the difference between round and scale method of BigDecimal ?

Ans. Round method would round it to integer places irrespective of if it's decimal places or not whereas scale would only round the decimal places.

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Q2. Have you ever faced problems with rounding decimal places and what were the reasons ?

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Ans. 1. The problem with double (x*100)/100 doesn't return exact x but few fractions lesser than x and then if you are using floor rounding , it makes a big difference

2. Rounding only after getting a result vs rounding each outcome of 2 operand make difference

3. Usage of inappropriate Rounding mode and Rounding scale.

4. Results with double and BigDecimal

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Q3. What is the advantage of BidDecimal over Double ?

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Ans. BigDecimal provides more precision as compared to double.

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Q4. Which of the following data type you will prefer to store price - BigDecimal or Double ?

Ans. BigDecimal if memory and Performance is not critical concern, otherwise double.

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