how to set scientific notion display format for double with java debugger settings?

[xiaozhongguo]

In VS Code, when debugging java files, float/double variables in "Variables" or "Debug Console" viewlet are using fixed precision format. For example, a double of value 1.1e-10 can be display as "0.00000000011", by set "java.debug.settings.numericPrecision" : 15

how to change the display format to scientific notion, i.e. , when the above setting, 1.1e-10 is displayed as "1.100000000000000e-10".

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• There is no built-in setting in the Java Debugger today to switch to scientific notation; the only formatter option currently supported is fixed-precision via

"java.debug.settings.numericPrecision": 15

• Workaround: in the Debug Console or Watch window, explicitly format the value, e.g.:

String.format("%.15e", myDouble)

• Feature request: please follow or comment on #745 to ask for a dedicated “scientific notation” formatter option.

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• 0.4.0 Endgame – demonstrates hex/showQualifiedNames settings but does not cover scientific notation (0.4.0 Endgame #179 (comment))

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