Removing currency character from NumberFormat format()

Question

Am trying to remove the currency character after formatting the currency using NumberFormat

import java.text.NumberFormat;

BigDecimal currencyAmount = new BigDecimal(9876543.21)
def currentLocale = Locale.US
def currencyFormatter = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(currentLocale);

println "formatted currency = "+currencyFormatter.format(currencyAmount)

This prints $9,876,543.21 but I dont want $ or any currency character in the formatted currency. Is there anyway to do it?

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 10 '14 at 23:16

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Groovy Solution:

import java.text.NumberFormat

def currencyAmount = 9876543.21 //Default is BigDecimal
def currencyFormatter = NumberFormat.getInstance( Locale.US )

assert currencyFormatter.format( currencyAmount ) == "9,876,543.21"

Don't need getCurrencyInstance() if currency is not requried.

answered Apr 10 '14 at 23:16

dmahapatro

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This doesn't work with whole numbers: `5280` will be `5,280` and not `5,280.00` which is what op was wanting. – Madbreaks Mar 01 '18 at 01:06

Removing currency character from NumberFormat format()

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