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Re: Using a Locale when your not local ?

As has been mentioned, they need to be strings.

Currency symbols are the classic example of something that ought NOT to be localized, by the way. If something on your web site costs US$ 1.00, it still costs $1, even if your user happens to be viewing your site from outside the US, or has the locale on their machine set incorrectly. It doesn't suddenly cost $1 or #1 or whatever (assuming this list correctly sends the euro and pound currency symbols). It might cost 70p+VAT, but that's another matter - working out exchange rates and local taxation requirements is not something for the DecimalFormat class to decide :-)

-Rolf

I'm working on a demo for my java class.
I want to show the students the effects of localizing currency.

Having having $1.00 come up #1.00 when the program runs in England
seems straight forward.
Having it show # when in the good old USA has me confused.

import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;

Blah, blah

Locale localeGB = new Locale(en,GB);

IntelliJ complains

Cannot resolve symbols en & GB.

So I'm missing something...

any help appreciated

Gordon

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Rolf Howarth, Square Box Systems Ltd, Stratford-upon-Avon UK.
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