Java Currency getSymbol Example
Currency class getSymbol() method example. This example shows you how to use getSymbol() method.
Syntax is : public String getSymbol()
Method returns the symbol of this currency for the default locale. For example return symbol "$" if the specified locale is the US. If no symbol can be determined, the ISO 4217 currency code is returned.
Here is the code.
/**
* @(#) GetSymbolCurrency.java
* A class representing use of method getSymbol() of Currency class
in java.util Package.
* @Version 21-May-2008
* @author Rose India Team
*/
import java.util.*;
class GetSymbolCurrency {
public static void main( String args[] ){
// This is field of Locale class <public static final Locale CHINA>
Locale locale = Locale.US;
/* use getInstance() method to create object of Currency class with
argument of Locale type. This is static method. */
Currency curr = Currency.getInstance(locale);
String symbol = curr.getSymbol();
System.out.println( "Currency symbol for the given Locale is = "+symbol);
}
} |
Output of the program.
| Currency symbol for the given Locale is = $ |
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