Obtaining the complement of a Currency value

[matthewjbarr]

Hi,

I was wondering if there was a straightforward method of obtaining the
complement (i.e. the postive value) of a Currency object. Failing that,
is there a method of obtaining the same thing for a float?

Cheers,

Matt

 

[Pete Barrett]

Hi,

I was wondering if there was a straightforward method of obtaining the
complement (i.e. the postive value) of a Currency object. Failing that,
is there a method of obtaining the same thing for a float?

Does Currency have a value? As far as I can see, all it holds is the
symbol, the ISO 4217 currency code, and the number of digits after the
currency point.

For a float or double there's Math.abs(...). Or is that not what you
mean?


Pete Barrett

 

[Roedy Green]

is there a method of obtaining the same thing for a float?

Math.abs
or if ( x < 0 ) x = -x;

 

[Roedy Green]

I was wondering if there was a straightforward method of obtaining the
complement (i.e. the postive value) of a Currency object. Failing that,
is there a method of obtaining the same thing for a float?

Currency objects just record details about a currency, i.e. how to
display it. They are not for storing currency values.

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/currency.html