java.util.Currency.getInstance(String currencyCode)
The method java.util.Currency.getInstance(String currencyCode) returns the Currency instance for the given currency code.
Method signature
The signature of the java.util.Currency.getInstance(String currencyCode) method is as follows:
public static Currency getInstance(String currencyCode)
Parameters
- currencyCode: the ISO 4217 code of the currency
Return value
Returns the Currency instance for the given currency code.
Exceptions
- NullPointerException: if currencyCode is null
- IllegalArgumentException: if currencyCode is not a supported ISO 4217 code
Example usage
In the following code we use java.util.Currency.getInstance(String currencyCode):
package com.farenda.java.util;
import java.util.Currency;
public class CurrencyGetInstanceString {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String name = "USD";
Currency currency = Currency.getInstance(name);
System.out.printf("Currency of %s: %s%n",
name, currency.getDisplayName());
name = "XXX";
currency = Currency.getInstance(name);
System.out.printf("Currency of %s: %s%n",
name, currency);
}
}
The above code produces the following output:
Currency of USD: US Dollar Currency of XXX: XXX
