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  2. JDK-7092169

Wrong currency code for slovakia

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      FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
      java version "1.7.0"
      Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0-b147)
      Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 21.0-b17, mixed mode)


      ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
      Linux praetsch 2.6.34.10-0.2-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2011-07-20 18:48:56 +0200 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

      A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
      "Since 1st of January 2009, the official currency in Slovakia is Euro (currency code EUR). "
      http://www.slovak-republic.org/currency/

      But Java gives the old code 'SKK' back.

      STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
      ~> cat TestClass.java
      import java.util.Currency;
      import java.util.Locale;

      public class TestClass {
          public static void main(String[] args) {
              System.out.println(Currency.getInstance(new Locale("sk", "sk")).getCurrencyCode());
              System.out.println(System.getProperty("java.version"));
          }
      }

      ~> ./downloads/jdk1.7.0/bin/javac TestClass.java
      ~> ./downloads/jdk1.7.0/bin/java TestClass
      SKK
      1.7.0
      ~> ./downloads/jdk1.7.0/bin/java -version
      java version "1.7.0"
      Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0-b147)
      Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 21.0-b17, mixed mode)


      EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
      EXPECTED -
      Currency.getInstance(new Locale("sk", "sk")).getCurrencyCode() must be "EUR"
      ACTUAL -
      Currency.getInstance(new Locale("sk", "sk")).getCurrencyCode() is "SKK"

      REPRODUCIBILITY :
      This bug can be reproduced always.

      ---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
      import java.util.Currency;
      import java.util.Locale;

      public class TestClass {
          public static void main(String[] args) {
              System.out.println(Currency.getInstance(new Locale("sk", "sk")).getCurrencyCode());
          }
      }

      ---------- END SOURCE ----------

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