Angular 10 getCurrencySymbol() Method

In this article, we are going to see what is getCurrencySymbol in Angular 10 and how to use it. getCurrencySymbol is used to retrieve the currency symbol for a given currency code

Syntax:

getCurrencySymbol(code, locale, format)

Parameters:

• code: The currency code
• locale: A locale code for the locale format rule to use.
• format: The format.

Return Value:

• string: the formatted date string.

NgModule: Module used by getCurrencySymbol is:

• CommonModule

Approach: 

• Create the Angular app to be used.
• In app.module.ts import LOCALE_ID because we need locale to be imported for using get getCurrencySymbol.

import { LOCALE_ID, NgModule } from '@angular/core';

• In app.component.ts import getCurrencySymbol and LOCALE_ID
• inject LOCALE_ID as a public variable.
• In app.component.html show the local variable using string interpolation
• Serve the angular app using ng serve to see the output.

Example 1:

app.component.ts

import {
  getCurrencySymbol
 }
  from '@angular/common';

import {Component}
  from '@angular/core';

@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
templateUrl: './app.component.html'
})
export class AppComponent {
curr = getCurrencySymbol("USD", "wide");
}

app.component.html

<h1>
  GeeksforGeeks
</h1>

<p>{{curr }} 100</p>

Output:

Example 2:

app.component.ts

import {
  getCurrencySymbol
 }
  from '@angular/common';

import {Component}
  from '@angular/core';

@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
templateUrl: './app.component.html'
})
export class AppComponent {
curr = getCurrencySymbol("INR", "narrow");
}

app.component.html

<h1>
  GeeksforGeeks
</h1>

<p>{{curr }} 304</p>

Output:

Reference: https://angular.io/api/common/getCurrencySymbol