Added in API level 1

Currency

public final class Currency
extends Object implements Serializable

java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.util.Currency


Represents a currency. Currencies are identified by their ISO 4217 currency codes. Visit the ISO web site for more information.

The class is designed so that there's never more than one Currency instance for any given currency. Therefore, there's no public constructor. You obtain a Currency instance using the getInstance methods.

It is recommended to use BigDecimal class while dealing with Currency or monetary values as it provides better handling of floating point numbers and their operations.

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Summary

Public methods

static Set<Currency> getAvailableCurrencies()

Gets the set of available currencies.

String getCurrencyCode()

Gets the ISO 4217 currency code of this currency.

int getDefaultFractionDigits()

Gets the default number of fraction digits used with this currency.

String getDisplayName()

Gets the name that is suitable for displaying this currency for the default DISPLAY locale.

String getDisplayName(Locale locale)

Gets the name that is suitable for displaying this currency for the specified locale.

static Currency getInstance(String currencyCode)

Returns the Currency instance for the given currency code.

static Currency getInstance(Locale locale)

Returns the Currency instance for the country of the given locale.

int getNumericCode()

Returns the ISO 4217 numeric code of this currency.

String getNumericCodeAsString()

Returns the 3 digit ISO 4217 numeric code of this currency as a String.

String getSymbol(Locale locale)

Gets the symbol of this currency for the specified locale.

String getSymbol()

Gets the symbol of this currency for the default DISPLAY locale.

String toString()

Returns the ISO 4217 currency code of this currency.

Inherited methods

Public methods

getAvailableCurrencies

Added in API level 19
public static Set<Currency> getAvailableCurrencies ()

Gets the set of available currencies. The returned set of currencies contains all of the available currencies, which may include currencies that represent obsolete ISO 4217 codes. The set can be modified without affecting the available currencies in the runtime.

Returns
Set<Currency> the set of available currencies. If there is no currency available in the runtime, the returned set is empty.

getCurrencyCode

Added in API level 1
public String getCurrencyCode ()

Gets the ISO 4217 currency code of this currency.

Returns
String the ISO 4217 currency code of this currency.

getDefaultFractionDigits

Added in API level 1
public int getDefaultFractionDigits ()

Gets the default number of fraction digits used with this currency. Note that the number of fraction digits is the same as ISO 4217's minor unit for the currency. For example, the default number of fraction digits for the Euro is 2, while for the Japanese Yen it's 0. In the case of pseudo-currencies, such as IMF Special Drawing Rights, -1 is returned.

Returns
int the default number of fraction digits used with this currency

getDisplayName

Added in API level 19
public String getDisplayName ()

Gets the name that is suitable for displaying this currency for the default DISPLAY locale. If there is no suitable display name found for the default locale, the ISO 4217 currency code is returned.

This is equivalent to calling getDisplayName(Locale.getDefault(Locale.Category.DISPLAY)).

Returns
String the display name of this currency for the default DISPLAY locale

getDisplayName

Added in API level 19
public String getDisplayName (Locale locale)

Gets the name that is suitable for displaying this currency for the specified locale. If there is no suitable display name found for the specified locale, the ISO 4217 currency code is returned.

Parameters
locale Locale: the locale for which a display name for this currency is needed

Returns
String the display name of this currency for the specified locale

Throws
NullPointerException if locale is null

getInstance

Added in API level 1
public static Currency getInstance (String currencyCode)

Returns the Currency instance for the given currency code.

Parameters
currencyCode String: the ISO 4217 code of the currency

Returns
Currency the Currency instance for the given currency code

Throws
NullPointerException if currencyCode is null
IllegalArgumentException if currencyCode is not a supported ISO 4217 code.

getInstance

Added in API level 1
public static Currency getInstance (Locale locale)

Returns the Currency instance for the country of the given locale. The language and variant components of the locale are ignored. The result may vary over time, as countries change their currencies. For example, for the original member countries of the European Monetary Union, the method returns the old national currencies until December 31, 2001, and the Euro from January 1, 2002, local time of the respective countries.

If the specified locale contains "cu" Unicode extensions, the instance returned from this method reflects the values specified with those extensions.

The method returns null for territories that don't have a currency, such as Antarctica.

Parameters
locale Locale: the locale for whose country a Currency instance is needed

Returns
Currency the Currency instance for the country of the given locale, or null

Throws
NullPointerException if locale is null
IllegalArgumentException if the country of the given locale is not a supported ISO 3166 country code.

getNumericCode

Added in API level 24
public int getNumericCode ()

Returns the ISO 4217 numeric code of this currency.

Returns
int the ISO 4217 numeric code of this currency

getNumericCodeAsString

Added in API level 34
public String getNumericCodeAsString ()

Returns the 3 digit ISO 4217 numeric code of this currency as a String. Unlike getNumericCode(), which returns the numeric code as int, this method always returns the numeric code as a 3 digit string. e.g. a numeric value of 32 would be returned as "032", and a numeric value of 6 would be returned as "006".

Returns
String the 3 digit ISO 4217 numeric code of this currency as a String

getSymbol

Added in API level 1
public String getSymbol (Locale locale)

Gets the symbol of this currency for the specified locale. For example, for the US Dollar, the symbol is "$" if the specified locale is the US, while for other locales it may be "US$". If no symbol can be determined, the ISO 4217 currency code is returned.

Parameters
locale Locale: the locale for which a display name for this currency is needed

Returns
String the symbol of this currency for the specified locale

Throws
NullPointerException if locale is null

getSymbol

Added in API level 1
public String getSymbol ()

Gets the symbol of this currency for the default DISPLAY locale. For example, for the US Dollar, the symbol is "$" if the default locale is the US, while for other locales it may be "US$". If no symbol can be determined, the ISO 4217 currency code is returned.

This is equivalent to calling getSymbol(Locale.getDefault(Locale.Category.DISPLAY)).

Returns
String the symbol of this currency for the default DISPLAY locale

toString

Added in API level 1
public String toString ()

Returns the ISO 4217 currency code of this currency.

Returns
String the ISO 4217 currency code of this currency