Class CurrencyNameProvider

java.lang.Object

java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider

java.util.spi.CurrencyNameProvider

public abstract class CurrencyNameProvider extends LocaleServiceProvider

An abstract class for service providers that provide localized currency symbols and display names for the Currency class. Note that currency symbols are considered names when determining behaviors described in the LocaleServiceProvider specification.

Since:: 1.6

Constructor Summary

CurrencyNameProvider()

Modifier	Constructor	Description
`protected`	Sole constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getDisplayName(String currencyCode, Locale locale)`	Returns a name for the currency that is appropriate for display to the user.
`abstract String`	`getSymbol(String currencyCode, Locale locale)`	Gets the symbol of the given currency code for the specified locale.

Methods declared in class LocaleServiceProvider

getAvailableLocales, isSupportedLocale

Methods declared in class Object

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

Constructor Details

CurrencyNameProvider

protected CurrencyNameProvider()

Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass constructors, typically implicit.)

Method Details

getSymbol

public abstract String getSymbol(String currencyCode, Locale locale)

Gets the symbol of the given currency code for the specified locale. For example, for "USD" (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, null should be returned.

Parameters:

currencyCode - the ISO 4217 currency code, which consists of three upper-case letters between 'A' (U+0041) and 'Z' (U+005A)

locale - the desired locale

Returns:

the symbol of the given currency code for the specified locale, or null if the symbol is not available for the locale

Throws:

NullPointerException - if currencyCode or locale is null

IllegalArgumentException - if currencyCode is not in the form of three upper-case letters, or locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().

See Also:

getDisplayName

public String getDisplayName(String currencyCode, Locale locale)

Returns a name for the currency that is appropriate for display to the user. The default implementation returns null.

Parameters:: currencyCode - the ISO 4217 currency code, which consists of three upper-case letters between 'A' (U+0041) and 'Z' (U+005A); locale - the desired locale
Returns:: the name for the currency that is appropriate for display to the user, or null if the name is not available for the locale
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if currencyCode is not in the form of three upper-case letters, or locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().; NullPointerException - if currencyCode or locale is null
Since:: 1.7

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