The getSymbol() Method of Currency class in Java is used to retrieve the official symbol of the currency code.
Syntax:
CURRENCY.getSymbol()
Parameters: This method does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: This method returns the official symbol of the currency.
Exceptions: The method throws Runtime Error if an invalid code is called.
Below programs illustrate the working of getSymbol() method:
Program 1:
// Java Code to illustrate getSymbol() 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 symbol of the currency String currency_symbol = curr_ency.getSymbol(); System.out.println("Symbol for the currency of India is: " + currency_symbol); }} |
Output:
Symbol for the currency of India is: INR
Program 2:
// Java Code to illustrate getSymbol() 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 symbol of the currency String currency_symbol = curr_ency.getSymbol(); System.out.println("Symbol for the currency of USA is: " + currency_symbol); }} |
Output:
Symbol for the currency of USA is: $
Program 3: For an invalid Currency Code.
// Java Code to illustrate getSymbol() 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 symbol of the currency String currency_symbol = curr_ency.getSymbol(); System.out.println("Symbol for the currency of USA is: " + currency_symbol); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println(e); } }} |
Output:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
