User Guide

746 Chapter 3: ColdFusion Functions

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.

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.

Parameter Description

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