Java Currency - getSymbol() Method

The java.util.Currency.getSymbol() method is used to get the symbol of this currency for the specified locale. For example, for the US Dollar, the symbol is "$" if the specified locale is the US, while for other locales it may be "US$". If no symbol can be determined, the ISO 4217 currency code is returned.

Syntax

public String getSymbol(Locale locale)

Parameters

Return Value

Returns the symbol of this currency for the specified locale.

Exception

Throws NullPointerException, if locale is null.

Example:

In the example below, the java.util.Currency.getSymbol() method is used to get the symbol of the currency for the specified locale.

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 currency symbol
    String symbol = Curr.getSymbol(locale);
    System.out.println("Currency symbol is: " + symbol);
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

Currency symbol is: £