Value.formatCurrency

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Value.formatCurrency

Formats a numeric value using currency formatting.

Syntax

public static String formatCurrency( double value )

public static String formatCurrency( double value, int decimalPlaces )

public static String formatCurrency( double value, int decimalPlaces, int options )

Parameters

value

The value to format.

decimalPlaces

The number of decimal places in the resulting string or -1 for the default number of decimal places.

options

A combination of zero or more flags from the NumberFormat enumeration.

Return Value

Returns the string containing the formatted currency value.

Remarks

The resulting string is formatted according to the currency format settings of the current locale. Use the formatting options to selectively enable or disable the leading digit on values less than 1, the parentheses around negative numbers, and the use of thousands separators.