Index: src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/StopWatchTest.java
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--- src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/StopWatchTest.java	(revision 1612)
+++ src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/StopWatchTest.java	(working copy)
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
+
 public class StopWatchTest extends TestCase {
 
   public StopWatchTest(String name) {
@@ -15,42 +17,44 @@
   protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
     super.tearDown();
   }
-  
+
   public void testBasic() throws InterruptedException {
     StopWatch sw = new StopWatch("testBasic");
-   
-    { 
+
+    {
       long d = sw.startTime+10;
       String s = sw.stop(d).toString();
       assertTrue(s.endsWith("10 nanoseconds."));
     }
-    
-    { 
+
+    {
       long d = sw.startTime+9*StopWatch.NANOS_IN_ONE_MICROSECOND;
       String s = sw.stop(d).toString();
       assertTrue(s.endsWith("9000 nanoseconds."));
     }
 
-    { 
+    {
       long d = sw.startTime+11*StopWatch.NANOS_IN_ONE_MICROSECOND;
       String s = sw.stop(d).toString();
       assertTrue(s.endsWith("11 microseconds."));
     }
-    { 
+    {
       long d = sw.startTime+9*StopWatch.NANOS_IN_ONE_MILLISECOND;
       String s = sw.stop(d).toString();
       assertTrue(s.endsWith("9000 microseconds."));
     }
-    { 
+    {
       long d = sw.startTime+3*StopWatch.NANOS_IN_ONE_SECOND;
       String s = sw.stop(d).toString();
       assertTrue(s.endsWith("3000 milliseconds."));
-    }    
-    { 
+    }
+    {
       long d = sw.startTime+6*StopWatch.NANOS_IN_ONE_SECOND;
       String s = sw.stop(d).toString();
-      assertTrue(s.endsWith("6.000 seconds."));
-    }    
+      DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("0.000");
+      String expected=df.format(6)+" seconds.";
+      assertTrue(s.endsWith(expected));
+    }
   }
 
   public void testSelectDurationUnitForDisplay() throws InterruptedException {
@@ -63,5 +67,5 @@
     assertEquals(StopWatch.DurationUnit.MILLISSECOND, sw.selectDurationUnitForDisplay(3*StopWatch.NANOS_IN_ONE_SECOND));
     assertEquals(StopWatch.DurationUnit.SECOND, sw.selectDurationUnitForDisplay(6*StopWatch.NANOS_IN_ONE_SECOND));
   }
-  
+
 }