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java.util.Currency.getInstance(String currencyCode)

farenda 2016-05-11 0

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

References:

  • Get Available Currencies
  • How to get Currency Code
  • Currency instance for Locale
  • Display currency name
  • Display currency name for given locale
  • How to create Locale
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