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LSCurrencyFormat
Last update:
May 18, 2026
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.
Category
Syntax
LSCurrencyFormat(number [, type, locale])See also
LSEuroCurrencyFormat, LSIsCurrency, LSParseCurrency, LSParseEuroCurrency, SetLocale; Handling data in ColdFusion in the Developing ColdFusion Applications
History
ColdFusion 8: Added the locale parameter.
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
Parameter | Description |
number | Currency value |
type |
|
locale | Locale to use instead of the locale of the page when processing the function |
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.
Currency output
The following table shows sample currency output. For locales that use Euro, the Local and International columns contains two entries. The first is entry is the result with a Sun the 1.4.1 or later compliant JVM, the second entry is the result with a 1.3.1-compliant JVM.
Locale | Type = Local | Type = International | Type = None |
Chinese (China mainland) | 100,000.00 | CNY100,000.00 | 100,000.00 |
Chinese (Hong Kong SAR of China) | HK$100,000.00 | HKD100,000.00 | 100,000.00 |
Chinese (Taiwan region) | NT$100,000.00 | TWD100,000.00 | 100,000.00 |
Dutch (Belgian) | 100.000,00 - 100.000,00 BF | BEF100.000,00EUR100.000,00 | 100.000,00 |
Dutch (Standard) | 100.000,00fl 100.000,00 | NLG100.000,00EUR100.000,00 | 100.000,00 |
English (Australian) | $100,000.00 | AUD100,000.00 | 100,000.00 |
English (Canadian) | $100,000.00 | CAD100,000.00 | 100,000.00 |
English (New Zealand) | $100,000.00 | NZD100,000.00 | 100,000.00 |
English (UK) | 100,000.00 | GBP100,000.00 | 100,000.00 |
English (US) | $100,000.00 | USD100,000.00 | 100,000.00 |
French (Belgian) | 100.000,00 - 100.000,00 FB | EUR100.000,00BEF100.000,00 | 100.000,00 |
French (Canadian) | 100 000,00 $ | CAD100 000,00 | 100 000,00 |
French (Standard) | 100 000,00 - 100 000,00 F | EUR100 000,00FRF100 000,00 | 100 000,00 |
French (Swiss) | SFr. 100'000.00 | CHF100'000.00 | 100'000.00 |
German (Austrian) | 100.000,00-S 100.000,00 | EUR100.000,00ATS100.000,00 | 100.000,00 |
German (Standard) | 100.000,00 - 100.000,00 DM | EUR100.000,00DEM100.000,00 | 100.000,00 |
German (Swiss) | SFr. 100'000.00 | CHF100'000.00 | 100'000.00 |
Italian (Standard) | 100.000,00L. 10.000.000 | EUR10.000.000ITL10.000.000 | 10.000.000 |
Italian (Swiss) | SFr. 100'000.00 | CHF100'000.00 | 100'000.00 |
Japanese | 100,000 | JPY100,000 | JPY100,000 |
Korean | W100,000 | KRW100,000 | 100,000 |
Norwegian (Bokmal) | kr 100 000,00 | NOK100 000,00 | 100 000,00 |
Norwegian (Nynorsk) | kr 100 000,00 | NOK100 000,00 | 100 000,00 |
Portuguese (Brazilian) | R$100.000,00 | BRC100.000,00 | 100.000,00 |
Portuguese (Standard) | 100.000,00 - R$100.000,00 | EUR100.000,00BRC100.000,00 | 100.000,00 |
Spanish (Mexican) | $100,000.00 | MXN100,000.00 | 100,000.00 |
Spanish (Modern) | 100.000,00 - 10.000.000 Pts | EUR10.000.000ESP10.000.000 | 10.000.000 |
Spanish (Standard) | 100.000,00 - 10.000.000 Pts | ESP10.000.000EUR10.000.000 | 10.000.000 |
Swedish | 100.000,00 kr | SEK100.000,00 | 100.000,00 |
ColdFusion maps Spanish (Modern) to the Spanish (Standard) format. |
To set the default display format of date, time, number, and currency values, use the SetLocale function.
Example
<h3>LSCurrencyFormat Example</h3>
<p>LSCurrencyFormat returns a currency value using the locale
convention. Default value is "local."
<!--- loop through list of locales; show currency values for 100,000 units --->
<cfloop LIST = "#Server.Coldfusion.SupportedLocales#"
index = "locale" delimiters = ",">
<cfset oldlocale = SetLocale(locale)>
<cfoutput><p><b><I>#locale#</I></b><br>
Local: #LSCurrencyFormat(100000, "local")#<br>
International: #LSCurrencyFormat(100000, "international")#<br>
None: #LSCurrencyFormat(100000, "none")#<br>
<hr noshade>
</cfoutput>
</cfloop>
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