Java Data Type How to - Getting Currency Symbols for Locale.US/Locale.UK








Question

We would like to know how to getting Currency Symbols for Locale.US/Locale.UK.

Answer

import java.util.Currency;
import java.util.Locale;
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public class Main {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Currency currency = Currency.getInstance(Locale.US);
    System.out.println("United States: " + currency.getSymbol());
    
    currency = Currency.getInstance(Locale.UK);
    System.out.println("United Kingdom: " + currency.getSymbol());
  }

}

The code above generates the following result.