Java Currency - getInstance() Method

The java.util.Currency.getInstance() method returns the Currency instance for the country of the given locale.

Syntax

public static Currency getInstance(Locale locale)

Parameters

Return Value

Returns the Currency instance for the country of the given locale, or null.

Exception

• Throws NullPointerException, if locale or its country code is null.
• Throws IllegalArgumentException, if the country of the given locale is not a supported ISO 3166 country code.

Example:

In the example below, the java.util.Currency.getInstance() method is used to get the currency instance for UK.

import java.util.*;

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    //creating a currency for UK locale
    Locale locale = Locale.UK;
    Currency Curr = Currency.getInstance(locale);

    //getting and printing the ISO 4217 currency code
    String CurrCode = Curr.getCurrencyCode();
    System.out.println("ISO 4217 currency code is: " + CurrCode);
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

ISO 4217 currency code is: GBP