The Java Developers Almanac 1.4

e314. Formatting and Parsing Locale-Specific Currency

    // Format
    Locale locale = Locale.GERMANY;
    String string = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(locale).format(123.45);
    // 123,45 DM
    
    locale = Locale.CANADA;
    string = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(locale).format(123.45);
    // $123.45
    
    // Parse
    try {
        Number number = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(locale).parse("$123.45");
        // 123.45
        if (number instanceof Long) {
            // Long value
        } else {
            // Double value
        }
    } catch (ParseException e) {
    }

Related Examples

e311. Formatting a Number Using a Custom Format
e312. Formatting and Parsing a Number for a Locale
e313. Formatting a Number in Exponential Notation
e315. Formatting and Parsing a Locale-Specific Percentage

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