Added in API level 1

Summary: Methods | Inherited Methods

Currency

public final class Currency
extends Object implements Serializable

java.lang.Object
↳	java.util.Currency

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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.

See also:

• BigDecimal

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

From class java.lang.Object Object clone() Creates and returns a copy of this object. boolean equals(Object obj) Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. void finalize() Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. final Class<?> getClass() Returns the runtime class of this Object. int hashCode() Returns a hash code value for the object. final void notify() Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. final void notifyAll() Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. String toString() Returns a string representation of the object. final void wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. final void wait(long timeoutMillis) Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. final void wait() Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

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