How to display the currency symbol to the right in Angular

Since Angular2 RC6 version you can set default locale directly in your app module (providers): import {NgModule, LOCALE_ID} from ‘@angular/core’; @NgModule({ providers: [{ provide: LOCALE_ID, useValue: ‘de-DE’ // ‘de-DE’ for Germany, ‘fr-FR’ for France … }, ] }) Afterwards the currency pipe should pick up the locale settings and move the symbol to right: @Component({ … Read more

Is there a functionality in JavaScript to convert values into specific locale formats?

I found a way to do this at this page. You can you toLocaleString without using toFixed before it. toFixed returns a string, toLocaleString should get a number. But you can pass an options object with toLocaleString, the option minimumFractionDigits could help you with the functionality toFixed has. 50.toLocaleString(‘de-DE’, { style: ‘currency’, currency: ‘EUR’, minimumFractionDigits: … Read more

Multi currency – what to store and when to convert?

Bear in mind that the answers you receive will be subjective. With that disclaimer out of the way, this is how I would go about setting up such a system. TL;DR: Use a currency rates table to store currency rates for different currencies and dates when they are applicable. Store amounts in both the local … Read more

Convert any currency string to double

I think this should work: double.Parse(currencyValue, NumberStyles.AllowCurrencySymbol | NumberStyles.Currency); Here you can see more about the NumberStyles. Edit: In case anyone sees this answer without looking at the other answers/comments, this answer answered the question as written, but storing currency as a double is not a good idea, and it would be better to use … Read more

What class to use for money representation?

Never use a floating point number to represent money. Floating numbers do not represent numbers in decimal notation accurately. You would end with a nightmare of compound rounding errors, and unable to reliably convert between currencies. See Martin Fowler’s short essay on the subject. If you decide to write your own class, I recommend basing … Read more

A realistic example where using BigDecimal for currency is strictly better than using double

I can see four basic ways that double can screw you when dealing with currency calculations. Mantissa Too Small With ~15 decimal digits of precision in the mantissa, you are you going to get the wrong result any time you deal with amounts larger than that. If you are tracking cents, problems would start to … Read more

How to get currency symbol by currency name?

You can try some like this: public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); Utils.getCurrencySymbol(Currency.getInstance(Locale.US).getCurrencyCode()); Utils.getCurrencySymbol(Currency.getInstance(Locale.JAPAN).getCurrencyCode()); Utils.getCurrencySymbol(Currency.getInstance(Locale.UK).getCurrencyCode()); //for your case that you want to get Euro symbol because France are with Euro symnol Utils.getCurrencySymbol(Currency.getInstance(Locale.FRANCE).getCurrencyCode()); //you can get symbol also if you write string of your desired currency Utils.getCurrencySymbol(“INR”); } … Read more