How to convert INDIAN currency to double?

Question

I want to convert Indian Currency into double. Below is my code:

String initalAmount = "2341";
Format format = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(new Locale("en", "in"));
String convertedAmountToINR = format.format(new BigDecimal(initalAmount));
// it prints Rs. 2,341.00

Now, I want to convert it into DOUBLE like 2341.00. I tried couple of ways to get it worked but didn't.

Why don't you store the new BigDecimal value and use that? This looks like homework to me. — Warren P, Jan 12 '16 at 12:38
You can convert it to a double with `Double d = Double.parseDouble(initalAmount);` but I don't think that's what you mean. — ONOZ, Jan 12 '16 at 12:40
[Dont use `double` for currency](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3730019/why-not-use-double-or-float-to-represent-currency). — Raedwald, Sep 20 '19 at 09:28

Bharat DEVre · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-12T13:01:53.690

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Please try like this,

double doubleINR=Double.parseDouble(convertedAmountToINR);

For your case try following,

  double d=Double.parseDouble(convertedAmountToINR.replaceAll("Rs.|,", ""));

edited Jan 12 '16 at 13:01

answered Jan 12 '16 at 12:41

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Great answer. It worked for me. Better if you provide a little description for used regex. – VVB Jan 12 '16 at 14:14

Sync · Answer 2 · 2016-01-12T13:00:00.633

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You should convert initialAmount to a double like this:

Double.valueOf(initalAmount);

The reason why you can't convert convertedAmountToINR is because the "Rs." in it can't be converted into a double.

edited Jan 12 '16 at 13:00

answered Jan 12 '16 at 12:51

Sync

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 12 '16 at 12:53

If you really want to, you can convert the convertedAmountToINR back with the same format object:

NumberFormat format = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(new Locale("en", "in"));
double value = format.parse(convertedAmountToINR).doubleValue();

This will only parse strings that were formatted with this format object.

How to convert INDIAN currency to double?

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