Use java.text.NumberFormat to format a currency value. : NumberFormat « I18N « Java Tutorial

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import java.text.NumberFormat;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {

    NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance();

    System.out.println("currency format: " + nf.format(1234.56) + " "
        + nf.format(-1234.56));
  }
}
//currency format: $1,234.56 -$1,234.56