1.215 NLS_ISO_CURRENCY
NLS_ISO_CURRENCY
determines the string to use as the international currency symbol corresponding to the C number format element in a call to the TO_CHAR
function.
Property | Description |
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Parameter type |
String |
Syntax |
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Default value |
Derived from |
Modifiable |
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Modifiable in a PDB |
Yes |
Range of values |
Any valid |
Basic |
No |
Local currency symbols can be ambiguous. For example, a dollar sign ($) can refer to U.S. dollars or Australian dollars. ISO Specification 4217 defines unique "international" currency symbols for the currencies of specific territories or countries. The value of the NLS_ISO_CURRENCY
parameter is the Oracle name of the territory whose ISO currency symbol is returned in place of the C number format element. For example, if NLS_ISO_CURRENCY
is set to AMERICA
, the string 'USD' is returned by TO_CHAR
where the C element is specified in the format.
Note:
The value of this initialization parameter NLS_ISO_CURRENCY
is used to initialize the session value of this parameter, which is the actual value referenced by the SQL query processing. This initial value is overridden by a client-side value if the client uses the Oracle JDBC driver or if the client is OCI-based and the NLS_LANG
client setting (environment variable) is defined. The initialization parameter value is, therefore, usually ignored.
See Also:
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Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide for more information about this parameter
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Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for information on number format elements