Java Currency getCurrencyCode() Method

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Description

The Java Currency getCurrencyCode() method gets the ISO 4217 currency code of this currency.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.Currency.getCurrencyCode() method

public String getCurrencyCode()

Parameters

NA

Return Value

This method the ISO 4217 currency code of this currency.

Exception

NA

Getting Currency Code of EUR Currency Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Currency getCurrencyCode() method for EUR currency. We've first created a currency object using EUR as currency code and then its currency code is printed.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Currency;

public class CurrencyDemo {
   public static void main(String args[]) {

      // create a currency with EUR code
      Currency curr = Currency.getInstance("EUR");

      // get currency code and print it
      String curCode = curr.getCurrencyCode();
      System.out.println("Currency Code is = " + curCode);
   }
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

Currency Code is = EUR

Getting Currency Code of German Locale Currency Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Currency getCurrencyCode() method for EUR. We've first created a currency object using Germany as locale and then its currency code is printed.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Currency;
import java.util.Locale;

public class CurrencyDemo {
   public static void main(String args[]) {

      // create a currency with Germany locale
      Currency curr = Currency.getInstance(Locale.GERMANY);

      // get currency code and print it
      String curCode = curr.getCurrencyCode();
      System.out.println("Currency Code is = " + curCode);
   }
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

Currency Code is = EUR

Getting Currency Code of INR Currency Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Currency getCurrencyCode() method for INR. We've first created a currency object using INR as currency code and then its currency code is printed.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Currency;
import java.util.Locale;

public class CurrencyDemo {
   public static void main(String args[]) {

      // create a currency with INR code
      Currency curr = Currency.getInstance("INR");

      // get currency code and print it
      String curCode = curr.getCurrencyCode();
      System.out.println("Currency Code is = " + curCode);
   }
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

Currency Code is = INR