java.util.spi

Class CurrencyNameProvider


public abstract class CurrencyNameProvider
extends LocaleServiceProvider

A CurrencyNameProvider provides localized versions of the symbols that represent a particular currency. Note that currency symbols are regarded as names, and thus a null value may be returned, which should be treated as a lack of support for the specified Locale.
Since:
1.6

Constructor Summary

CurrencyNameProvider()
Constructs a new CurrencyNameProvider.

Method Summary

abstract String
getSymbol(String currencyCode, Locale locale)
This method returns the symbol which precedes or follows a value in this particular currency.

Methods inherited from class java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider

getAvailableLocales

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

CurrencyNameProvider

protected CurrencyNameProvider()
Constructs a new CurrencyNameProvider. Provided for implicit invocation by subclasses.

Method Details

getSymbol

public abstract String getSymbol(String currencyCode,
                                 Locale locale)
This method returns the symbol which precedes or follows a value in this particular currency. The returned value is the symbol used to denote the currency in the specified locale.

For example, a supplied locale may specify a different symbol for the currency, due to conflicts with its own currency. This would be the case with the American currency, the dollar. Locales that also use a dollar-based currency (e.g. Canada, Australia) need to differentiate the American dollar using 'US$' rather than '$'. So, supplying one of these locales to getSymbol() would return this value, rather than the standard '$'.

In cases where there is no such symbol for a particular currency, null should be returned.

Parameters:
currencyCode - the ISO 4217 currency code, consisting of three uppercase letters from 'A' to 'Z'
locale - the locale to express the symbol in.
Returns:
the currency symbol, or null if one is unavailable.
Throws:
NullPointerException - if the locale is null.
IllegalArgumentException - if the currency code is not in the correct format or the locale is not one returned by getAvailableLocales()

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