}
        final DecimalFormatSymbols symbols = DecimalFormatSymbolsUtil.getDecimalFormatSymbols(locale);
        final char decimalSep = symbols.getDecimalSeparator();
        final char groupingSep = symbols.getGroupingSeparator();
        final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(20);
        for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); ++i) {
            char c = s.charAt(i);
            if (c == groupingSep) {
                continue;

     */
    public static String findGroupingSeparator(final Locale locale) {
        final DecimalFormatSymbols symbol = getDecimalFormatSymbols(locale);
        return Character.toString(symbol.getGroupingSeparator());
    }

    /**
     * Returns the separator for decimal numbers.
     *
     * @param locale
     *            Locale
     * @return Separator for decimal numbers
     */