The getCurrencyCode() Method of Currency class in Java is used to retrieve the currency code of this currency which is actually the official ISO 4217 currency code.
Syntax:
CURRENCY.getCurrencyCode()
Parameters: This method does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: This method returns the ISO 4217 currency code of the currency.
Exceptions: The method throws Runtime Error if an invalid code is called.
Below program illustrates the working of getCurrencyCode() method:
Program 1:
// Java Code to illustrate// getCurrencyCode() method import java.util.*; public class Currency_Demo { public static void main(String[] args) { // Creating a currency with the code Currency curr_ency = Currency.getInstance("INR"); // Getting the currency code String currency_code = curr_ency.getCurrencyCode(); System.out.println("Currency Code of India is: " + currency_code); }} |
Output:
Currency Code of India is: INR
Program 2:
// Java Code to illustrate// getCurrencyCode() method import java.util.*; public class Currency_Demo { public static void main(String[] args) { // Creating a currency with the code Currency curr_ency = Currency.getInstance("USD"); // Getting the currency code String currency_code = curr_ency.getCurrencyCode(); System.out.println("Currency Code of USA is: " + currency_code); }} |
Output:
Currency Code of USA is: USD
Program 3: For an invalid Currency Code.
// Java Code to illustrate getCurrencyCode() method import java.util.*; public class Currency_Demo { public static void main(String[] args) { try { // Creating a currency with the code Currency curr_ency = Currency.getInstance("USDA"); // Getting the currency code String currency_code = curr_ency.getCurrencyCode(); System.out.println("Invalid Currency Code: " + currency_code); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println(e); } }} |
Output:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
