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DecimalFormatSymbols setCurrencySymbol(String) method in Java with Examples

The setCurrencySymbol(String) method of java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols class in Java is used to set the String that is used to represent currency symbol for the Locale of this DecimalFormatSymbols. This method takes the String for representing the currency symbol as the parameter.

Syntax:

public void setCurrencySymbol(String currency symbol)

Parameter: This method accepts currency symbol as a parameter which is the String that will be used to represent currency symbol for this DecimalFormatSymbols.

Return Value: This method do not set anything.

Exception: This method do not throw any Exception.

Program:




// Java program to demonstrate
// the above method
  
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
  
public class DecimalFormatSymbolsDemo {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
  
        DecimalFormatSymbols dfs
            = new DecimalFormatSymbols();
  
        System.out.println("Current String used"
                           + " for currency symbol: "
                           + dfs.getCurrencySymbol());
  
        String currencySymbol = "*";
  
        dfs.setCurrencySymbol(currencySymbol);
  
        System.out.println("Updated String used "
                           + "for currency symbol: "
                           + dfs.getCurrencySymbol());
    }
}


Output:

Current String used for currency symbol: $
Updated String used for currency symbol: *

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/text/DecimalFormatSymbols.html#setCurrencySymbol-java.lang.String-

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