Java Currency Formatter
September 09, 2021
java.util.Currency API. To format the currency, use java.text.NumberFormat API. The NumberFormat is used to format and parse numbers or currency for any locale.
To start with
NumberFormat for currency, instantiate it using following methods.
1.
static final NumberFormat getCurrencyInstance()
2.
static NumberFormat getCurrencyInstance(Locale inLocale)
Now find the examples to format the currency.
Example-1
package com.concretepage;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.text.NumberFormat;
public class MyApp1 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
BigDecimal b = new BigDecimal(225.32);
NumberFormat formatter1 = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance();
String c = formatter1.format(b);
System.out.println(c); // $225.32
}
}
$225.32
Example-2
package com.concretepage;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.util.Locale;
public class MyApp2 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
BigDecimal b = new BigDecimal(764.46);
NumberFormat formatter1 = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.UK);
String c1 = formatter1.format(b);
System.out.println(c1); // £764.46
NumberFormat formatter2 = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.US);
String c2 = formatter2.format(b);
System.out.println(c2); // $764.46
}
}
£764.46 $764.46
Example-3
package com.concretepage;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.util.Locale;
public class MyApp3 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
BigDecimal b = new BigDecimal("215.8768").setScale(4);
NumberFormat formatter1 = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.FRANCE);
String c1 = formatter1.format(b);
System.out.println(c1); // 215,88 €
NumberFormat formatter2 = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.JAPANESE);
String c2 = formatter2.format(b);
System.out.println(c2); // ¤215.88
}
}
215,88 € ¤215.88
Reference
Class NumberFormatClass Currency
