>getPercentInstance()</code> method of the <code>java.text.NumberFormat</code> class, passing in the selected
 <code>Locale</code>.</li>
 <li>If the <code>integerOnly</code> property has been set to true, only the integer portion of the String will be
 parsed. See the JavaDocs for the <code>setParseIntegerOnly()</code> method of the <code>java.text.NumberFormat</code>
 class for more information.</li>
 </ul>

 <p>
 The <code>getAsString()</code> method expects a value of type <code>java.lang.Number</code> (