LSCURRENCYFORMAT |
Description Formats a number in a locale-specific currency format. For countries that use the euro, the result depends on the JVM.
Returns A formatted currency value.
Category Display and formatting functions, International functions
Function syntax
    LSCurrencyFormat(number [, type ])
See also LSEuroCurrencyFormat, LSIsCurrency, LSParseCurrency, LSParseEuroCurrency, SetLocale; "Handling data in ColdFusion MX" in Chapter 17, "Developing Globalized Applications," in ColdFusion MX Developer's Guide
History ColdFusion MX: Changed formatting behavior: this function might return different formatting than in earlier releases. If a negative number is passed to it, it returns a negative number. If type = "local", it returns the value in the current locale's standard format. If type = "international", it returns the value in the current locale's international standard format. This function uses Java standard locale formatting rules on all platforms.
Parameters
Usage This function uses Java standard locale formatting rules on all platforms.

Note: | With a Sun 1.3.1-compliant JVM, use the LSEuroCurrencyFormat function to format euro currency values.

Currency output The following table shows sample currency output. For locales that use Euro, the Local and International columns contains two entries. The first is entry is the result with a Sun the 1.4.1-compliant JVM, the second entry is the result with a 1.3.1-compliant JVM.

Chinese (China) | ¥100,000.00 | CNY100,000.00 | 100,000.00
Chinese (Hong Kong) | HK$100,000.00 | HKD100,000.00 | 100,000.00
Chinese (Taiwan) | NT$100,000.00 | TWD100,000.00 | 100,000.00
Dutch (Belgian) | 100.000,00 ¤ 100.000,00 BF | BEF100.000,00 EUR100.000,00 | 100.000,00
Dutch (Standard) | ¤ 100.000,00 fl 100.000,00 | NLG100.000,00 EUR100.000,00 | 100.000,00
English (Australian) | $100,000.00 | AUD100,000.00 | 100,000.00
English (Canadian) | $100,000.00 | CAD100,000.00 | 100,000.00
English (New Zealand) | $100,000.00 | NZD100,000.00 | 100,000.00
English (UK) | £100,000.00 | GBP100,000.00 | 100,000.00
English (US) | $100,000.00 | USD100,000.00 | 100,000.00
French (Belgian) | 100.000,00 ¤ 100.000,00 FB | EUR100.000,00 BEF100.000,00 | 100.000,00
French (Canadian) | 100 000,00 $ | CAD100 000,00 | 100 000,00
French (Standard) | 100 000,00 ¤ 100 000,00 F | EUR100 000,00 FRF100 000,00 | 100 000,00
French (Swiss) | SFr. 100'000.00 | CHF100'000.00 | 100'000.00
German (Austrian) | ¤ 100.000,00 öS 100.000,00 | EUR100.000,00 ATS100.000,00 | 100.000,00
German (Standard) | 100.000,00 ¤ 100.000,00 DM | EUR100.000,00 DEM100.000,00 | 100.000,00
German (Swiss) | SFr. 100'000.00 | CHF100'000.00 | 100'000.00
Italian (Standard) | ¤ 100.000,00 L. 10.000.000 | EUR10.000.000 ITL10.000.000 | 10.000.000
Italian (Swiss) | SFr. 100'000.00 | CHF100'000.00 | 100'000.00
Japanese | ¥100,000 | JPY100,000 | JPY100,000
Korean | W100,000 | KRW100,000 | 100,000
Norwegian (Bokmal) | kr 100 000,00 | NOK100 000,00 | 100 000,00
Norwegian (Nynorsk) | kr 100 000,00 | NOK100 000,00 | 100 000,00
Portuguese (Brazilian) | R$100.000,00 | BRC100.000,00 | 100.000,00
Portuguese (Standard) | 100.000,00 ¤ R$100.000,00 | EUR100.000,00 BRC100.000,00 | 100.000,00
Spanish (Mexican) | $100,000.00 | MXN100,000.00 | 100,000.00
Spanish (Modern) | 100.000,00 ¤ 10.000.000 Pts | EUR10.000.000 ESP10.000.000 | 10.000.000
Spanish (Standard) | 100.000,00 ¤ 10.000.000 Pts | ESP10.000.000 EUR10.000.000 | 10.000.000
Swedish | 100.000,00 kr | SEK100.000,00 | 100.000,00

Note: | ColdFusion maps Spanish (Modern) to the Spanish (Standard) format.

To set the default display format of date, time, number, and currency values, use the SetLocale function.

Example
    <h3>LSCurrencyFormat Example</h3>
    <p>LSCurrencyFormat returns a currency value using the locale
    convention. Default value is "local."
    <!--- loop through list of locales; show currency values for 100,000 units --->
    <cfloop LIST = "#Server.Coldfusion.SupportedLocales#"
    index = "locale" delimiters = ",">
       <cfset oldlocale = SetLocale(locale)>
       <cfoutput><p><b><I>#locale#</I></b><br>
          Local: #LSCurrencyFormat(100000, "local")#<br>
          International: #LSCurrencyFormat(100000, "international")#<br>
          None: #LSCurrencyFormat(100000, "none")#<br>
          <hr noshade>
       </cfoutput>
    </cfloop>

NUMBER |

Currency value

TYPE |

- local: the currency format and currency symbol used in the locale.

- With JDK 1.3, the default for Euro Zone countries is their local currency.

- With JDK 1.4, the default for Euro Zone countries is the euro.

- international: the international standard currency format and currency symbol of the locale.
- none: the currency format used in the locale; no currency symbol