4.2 Attaching a Currency to a Value

Class RWMoney<T> provides a mapping between an amount and a currency, by encapsulating a decimal value and referencing a currency. The C++ and Java versions of this class differ. In C++, the value is an arbitrary decimal type specified as a template parameter. In Java, the value is either a double or a BigDecimal.

The following examples creates some RWMoney objects:

In C++:

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RWMoney<RWDecimal64> x("1.23","USD"), y("9.87","USD"),
                     z("7.99","CAD");
RWMoney<RWDecimal64> s("0","USD");
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In Java:

Money x = new Money("1.23", "USD");

Money y = new Money("9.87", "USD");

Money z = new Money("7.99", "CAD");

Money s = new Money("0","USD");