Name: gsC80088 Date: 02/16/99


1. set a new currency symbol "F" in a DecimalFormatSymbol object
2. call setDecimalFormatSymbols on a DecimalFormat
3. call format on the updated DecimalFormat
4. I expected to see the formated string "F1234.56", but instead
the symbol doesn't appear to be updated. Instead, the output is
"$1234.56", which seems to have ignored the new currency symbol.

Here's the code:


package javai18n.currency;
import java.text.*;

public class MixCurrency {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    NumberFormat nfUS = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(java.util.Locale.US);
    DecimalFormatSymbols symbolsFR = new DecimalFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale.FRANCE);
    String frenchCurrency = symbolsFR.getCurrencySymbol();

    DecimalFormatSymbols symbolsUS = ((DecimalFormat)nfUS).getDecimalFormatSymbols();
    symbolsUS.setCurrencySymbol(frenchCurrency);
    ((DecimalFormat)nfUS).setDecimalFormatSymbols(symbolsUS);
    double amount = 1234.56;
    System.out.println(nfUS.format(amount));

    // Although I expect the following:
    // F1,234.56
    // It simply prints the typical US pattern:
    // $1,234.56
    //
    // How can I change the currency for a format without changing
    // other parts of the pattern?
  }
}
(Review ID: 53519)
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