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

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
java, vscode
Domain
devtools

Research direction

Start by checking the java.debug.settings.numericPrecision setting and the debugger's Variables and Debug Console formatting behavior described in the issue. Determine whether scientific notation can be configured, and define completion as either documented support for that format or a clear implementation path for displaying values such as 1.1e-10 in scientific notation.

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Description

ai-triaged enhancement

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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