Title: Format Numbers As Currency
Slug: format_numbers_as_currency
Summary: Format Numbers As Currency Using Scala.
Date: 2017-01-03 12:00
Category: Scala
Tags: Basics
Authors: Chris Albon

This tutorial was inspired by the awesome Scala Cookbook.

Load The NumberFormat Currency Package



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// Create a value with the numberformat currency package
val format_as_dollars = java.text.NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance

Format A Number As Dollars



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format_as_dollars.format(123.456789)









    Out[27]:





$123.46

Change To A Local Currency

Java's locale uses ISO 3166-1 country codes.



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// Load the java libraries
import java.util.{Currency, Locale}

// Create a value with the numberformat currency package
val format_as_afghan = java.text.NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance

// Set the locale of Currency to Afganistan
val af = Currency.getInstance(new Locale("af", "AF"))

// Set the locale of the numberformat currency package to the Afghan
format_as_afghan.setCurrency(af)

Format A Number As Afghans



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// Format the currency as Afghans
format_as_afghan.format(123456.789)









    Out[29]:





AFN123,456.79