The Currency_GetNativeSymbol() function returns a platform-specific string displaying the dollar, pound, yen or Euro currency symbol.
Currency_GetNativeSymbol(symbol)
• symbol – An integer value specifying which currency symbol will be returned. Use one of the following constants for this parameter:
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Constant |
Description |
|---|---|
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DEX_DOLLAR_SYM |
The dollar symbol ($) |
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DEX_POUND_SYM |
The pound symbol (£) |
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DEX_YEN_SYM |
The yen symbol (¥) |
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DEX_EURO_SYM |
The Euro symbol |
String
The various currency symbols are platform-specific. This function allows your application to always retrieve the appropriate symbol, regardless of which operating system is being used.
Currently, the Euro symbol is supported only on Windows 2000 and Windows 98. It is also supported on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95 if the appropriate patch from Microsoft is installed. If you don’t have the patch installed, a box character is returned.
For platforms that cannot display the Euro symbol, the string EUR is returned.