The i18n Cookbook - recipies for a global society

Problem:

You want to use a currency other than the default for the region.

Solution:

We can specify a currency separate from a region.  This will give us a numeric format that is appropriate to the locale, but use a currency code for the specified locale.

Problem:

You want to format and parse localized currency values.

Solution:

Currency formatting at its most basic is straight forward in Java programming.  Simply retrieve a currency instance of the NumberFormat class and format your number.

To format a currency for Japanese for Japan: