The Currency class encapsulates information about a currency. It defines no constructors
Demonstrate Currency
import java.util.*;
class CurDemo {
public static void main(String args[]) { Currency c;
c = Currency.getInstance(Locale.US);
System.out.println("Symbol: " + c.getSymbol());
System.out.println("Default fractional digits: " + c.getDefaultFractionDigits());
}
}
Output
Symbol: $
Default fractional digits: 2
The Methods Defined by Currency
| Method | Description | ||
| String getCurrencyCode( ) | Returns the code (as defined by ISO 4217) that describes | ||
| the invoking currency. | |||
| int getDefaultFractionDigits( ) | Returns the number of digits after the decimal point that | ||
| are normally used by the invoking currency. For example, | |||
| there are 2 fractional digits normally used for dollars. | |||
| static Currency | Returns a Currency object for the locale specified by | ||
| getInstance(Locale localeObj) | localeObj. | ||
| static Currency | Returns a Currency object associated with the currency | ||
| getInstance(String code) | code passed in code. | ||
| String getSymbol( ) | Returns the currency symbol (such as $) for the invoking | ||
| object. | |||
| String getSymbol(Locale localeObj) | Returns the currency symbol (such as $) for the locale | ||
| passed in localeObj. | |||
| String toString( ) | Returns the currency code for the invoking object. |