java.util.Currency

public final class java.util

Currency

Java SE 6

Represents a currency. Currencies are identified by their ISO 4217 currency codes. Visit the BSi web site for more information, including a table of currency codes.

The class is designed so that there's never more than one Currency instance for any given currency. Therefore, there's no public constructor. You obtain a Currency instance using the getInstance methods.

since 1.4

Methods

public String

toString() Details

Returns the ISO 4217 currency code of this currency.

return

the ISO 4217 currency code of this currency

Properties

public String

getCurrencyCode() Details

Gets the ISO 4217 currency code of this currency.

return

the ISO 4217 currency code of this currency.

public int

getDefaultFractionDigits() Details

Gets the default number of fraction digits used with this currency. For example, the default number of fraction digits for the Euro is 2, while for the Japanese Yen it's 0. In the case of pseudo-currencies, such as IMF Special Drawing Rights, -1 is returned.

return

the default number of fraction digits used with this currency

public static Currency

getInstance(String currencyCode) Details

Returns the Currency instance for the given currency code.

currencyCode	the ISO 4217 code of the currency
return	the `Currency` instance for the given currency code
Throws	NullPointerException: if `currencyCode` is null
Throws	IllegalArgumentException: if `currencyCode` is not a supported ISO 4217 code.

public static Currency

getInstance(Locale locale) Details

Returns the Currency instance for the country of the given locale. The language and variant components of the locale are ignored. The result may vary over time, as countries change their currencies. For example, for the original member countries of the European Monetary Union, the method returns the old national currencies until December 31, 2001, and the Euro from January 1, 2002, local time of the respective countries.

The method returns null for territories that don't have a currency, such as Antarctica.

locale the locale for whose country a Currency instance is needed

return the Currency instance for the country of the given locale, or null

Throws NullPointerException: if locale or its country code is null

Throws IllegalArgumentException: if the country of the given locale is not a supported ISO 3166 country code.

public String

getSymbol() Details

Gets the symbol of this currency for the default locale. For example, for the US Dollar, the symbol is "$" if the default locale is the US, while for other locales it may be "US$". If no symbol can be determined, the ISO 4217 currency code is returned.

return

the symbol of this currency for the default locale

public String

getSymbol(Locale locale) Details

Gets the symbol of this currency for the specified locale. For example, for the US Dollar, the symbol is "$" if the specified locale is the US, while for other locales it may be "US$". If no symbol can be determined, the ISO 4217 currency code is returned.

locale	the locale for which a display name for this currency is needed
return	the symbol of this currency for the specified locale
Throws	NullPointerException: if `locale` is null

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Java SE 6