/**---------------------------------------------------------
Description:
Demonstrates how to represent and display currency
values in Java using BigDecimal and NumberFormat.
---------------------------------------------------------*/
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.text.NumberFormat;
public class CurrencyExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Create currency formatter for US dollars
NumberFormat currency = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance();
// Price and tax rate
BigDecimal price = new BigDecimal("199.99");
BigDecimal taxRate = new BigDecimal("0.17"); // 17%
// Calculate tax and total
BigDecimal taxAmount = price.multiply(taxRate);
BigDecimal total = price.add(taxAmount);
// Output with $ and % signs
System.out.println("Price: " + currency.format(price));
System.out.println("Tax Rate: 17%");
System.out.println("Tax Amount: " + currency.format(taxAmount));
System.out.println("Total: " + currency.format(total));
}
}
/*
run:
Price: $199.99
Tax Rate: 17%
Tax Amount: $34.00
Total: $233.99
*/
