Java Currency getDisplayName() Method

There are two types of getDisplayName methods.

Java Currency getDisplayName() Method

The getDisplayName() is the method of Java Currency class which is used to get the name of invoking currency for the default locale.

Syntax

Following is the declaration of getDisplayName() method:

Parameter

DataType	Parameter	Description
NA	NA	This method does not accept any parameter.

Returns

The getDisplayName() method is used to get the name of invoking currency for the default locale.

Exceptions

Compatibility Version

Java 1.7 and above

Example 1

import java.util.Currency;
public class CurrencyGetDisplayNameExample1 {
	public static void main(String[] args) {	
		// create an instance of Currency class
		Currency currency = Currency.getInstance("INR");
		// prints the value for currency INR
		System.out.println("INR is: "+currency.getDisplayName());		
	}
}

Output:

INR is: Indian Rupee

Example 2

import java.util.Currency;
import java.util.Locale; 
public class CurrencyGetDisplayNameExample2 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Currency currency = Currency.getInstance(Locale.US);
        System.out.println("Currency: " + currency);
        System.out.println("Display name: "+ currency.getDisplayName());

        currency = Currency.getInstance(Locale.CHINA);
        System.out.println("Currency: " + currency);
        System.out.println("Display name: "+ currency.getDisplayName());
    }
}

Output:

Currency: USD
Display name: US Dollar
Currency: CNY
Display name: Chinese Yuan

Example 3

import java.util.*;
public class CurrencyGetDisplayNameExample3 {
   public static void main(String args[]) {
      // Create a currency for GERMANY locale
      Locale locale = Locale.GERMANY;
      Currency loc = Currency.getInstance(locale);
      System.out.println("Name of given Currency is: "+loc.getDisplayName());
    }
}

Output:

Name of given Currency is: Euro

Example 4

import java.util.Currency;
import java.util.Scanner; 
public class CurrencyGetDisplayNameExample4 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.print("Enter the currency: ");  
        String name=sc.next();
        Currency currency = Currency.getInstance(name);
        System.out.println("Currency name is: "+ currency.getDisplayName());
    }
}

Output:

Enter the Currency: INR
Currency name is: Indian Rupee

Java Currency getDisplayName(Locale locale) Method

The getDisplayName(Locale locale) is the method of Java Currency class is used to get the name of invoking currency for the specified locale.

Syntax

Following is the declaration of getDisplayName(Locale locale) method:

Parameter

DataType	Parameter	Description
NA	locale	locale is the display name for which a given currency is needed.

Returns

The getDisplayName(Locale locale) method returns the name of invoking currency for the specified locale.

Exceptions

NullPointerException - If the locale is Null.

Compatibility Version

Java 1.7 and above.

Example 1

import java.util.Currency;
import java.util.Locale;
public class CurrencyGetDisplayNameLocaleExample1 {
   public static void main(String args[]) {
      Locale locale = Locale.US;
      Currency cur = Currency.getInstance(locale);
      //Prints the name of the given locale's currency
      System.out.println(cur.getDisplayName(Locale.US));
   }
}

Output:

US Dollar

Example 2

import java.util.Currency;
import java.util.Locale;
public class CurrencyGetDisplayNameLocaleExample2 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Currency currency = Currency.getInstance(Locale.CHINA);
        System.out.println("Currency: " + currency);
        System.out.println("French display name: "+ currency.getDisplayName(Locale.FRANCE));
        System.out.println("Korean display name: "+ currency.getDisplayName(Locale.KOREA));
    }
}

Output:

Currency: CNY
French display name: yuan renminbi chinois
Korean display name: 중국 위안 인민폐

Example 3

import java.util.Currency;
import java.util.Locale;
public class CurrencyGetDisplayNameLocaleExample3 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
    	Locale locale = new Locale("en"); //en for English
		Currency curr = Currency.getInstance("INR");
		System.out.println(curr.getDisplayName(locale));
		 locale = new Locale("es"); //es for Spain
		 curr = Currency.getInstance("INR");
		System.out.println(curr.getDisplayName(locale));
		locale = new Locale("ru"); //ru for Russia
		 curr = Currency.getInstance("INR");
		System.out.println(curr.getDisplayName(locale));
	}
}

Output:

Indian Rupee
rupia india 
Indian Rupee

Example 4

import java.util.Currency;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.Locale; 
public class CurrencyGetDisplayNameLocaleExample4 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.print("Enter the Locale: ");  
        String l = sc.next();
        System.out.print("Enter the Currency: ");  
        String c = sc.next();
        Locale locale = new Locale(l);
		Currency curr = Currency.getInstance(c);
		System.out.println("Default locale is: "+ curr.getDisplayName());
		System.out.println("Specified locale is: "+curr.getDisplayName(locale));
    }
}

Output:

Enter the Locale: IT
Enter the Currency: INR
Default locale is: Indian Rupee
Specified locale is: Rupia Indiana

Enter the locale: EN
Enter the Currency: USD
Default locale is: US Dollar
Specified locale is: US Dollar

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