java.util.Currency.getInstance(Locale)
The method java.util.Currency.getInstance(Locale) returns the Currency instance for the country of the given locale.
Method signature
The signature of the java.util.Currency.getInstance(Locale) method is as follows:
public static Currency getInstance(Locale locale)
Parameters
- Locale: the locale for whose country a Currency instance is needed
Return value
Returns the Currency instance for the country of the given locale or null.
Exceptions
- NullPointerException: if locale or its country code is null
- IllegalArgumentException: if the country of the given locale is not a supported ISO 3166 country code
Example usage
In the following code we use java.util.Currency.getInstance(Locale):
package com.farenda.java.util;
import java.util.Currency;
import java.util.Locale;
public class CurrencyGetInstanceLocale {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Locale locale = Locale.CHINA;
Currency currency = Currency.getInstance(locale);
System.out.printf("Currency of %s: %s%n",
locale, currency.getDisplayName());
locale = new Locale("pl", "PL");
currency = Currency.getInstance(locale);
System.out.printf("Currency of %s: %s%n",
locale, currency.getDisplayName());
}
}
The above code produces the following output:
Currency of zh_CN: Chinese Yuan Currency of pl_PL: Polish Zloty
