com.erudika.para.i18n

Class CurrencyUtils

java.lang.Object

com.erudika.para.i18n.CurrencyUtils

public final class CurrencyUtils
extends Object

Helper utility class for currency operations.

Author:

Alex Bogdanovski [alex@erudika.com]

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	formatPrice(Double price, String cur) Formats a price for its specific locale, depending on the currency code
Map<String,String>	getCurrenciesMap() Returns a map of all available currencies in the form: currency code - full currency name and symbol
Currency	getCurrency(String cur) Returns the currency instance for a given currency code
String	getCurrencyName(String cur, Locale locale) Returns the full name of the currency in the language of the given locale.
static CurrencyUtils	getInstance() Returns an instance of this class
Locale	getLocaleForCountry(String countryCode) Returns the locale for a given country code.
boolean	isValidCurrency(String cur) Validate the currency code.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getInstance

public static CurrencyUtils getInstance()

Returns an instance of this class

Returns:

an instance

formatPrice

public String formatPrice(Double price,
                          String cur)

Formats a price for its specific locale, depending on the currency code

Parameters:

price - the amount

cur - the 3-letter currency code

Returns:

a formatted price with its currency symbol

getCurrencyName

public String getCurrencyName(String cur,
                              Locale locale)

Returns the full name of the currency in the language of the given locale. Defaults to English.

Parameters:

cur - the 3-letter currency code

locale - the locale

Returns:

the currency name or "" if the currency is unknown

getLocaleForCountry

public Locale getLocaleForCountry(String countryCode)

Returns the locale for a given country code.

Parameters:

countryCode - the 2-letter country code

Returns:

a locale or null if countryCode is null

getCurrency

public Currency getCurrency(String cur)

Returns the currency instance for a given currency code

Parameters:

cur - the 3-letter currency code

Returns:

the currency

getCurrenciesMap

public Map<String,String> getCurrenciesMap()

Returns a map of all available currencies in the form: currency code - full currency name and symbol

Returns:

a map of known currencies

isValidCurrency

public boolean isValidCurrency(String cur)

Validate the currency code.

Parameters:

cur - a 3-letter curency code

Returns:

true if the code corresponds to a valid currency