Angular 2 formatting currency BRL format

Question

I\'m trying to use pipe to format the price of an item in PT-BR currency format.

Here what i\'m trying to do:

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Answer 1

For me it worked after importing the locale, as mentioned by Marcelo Vieira das Neves.

1. Import locale in your module:

import { LOCALE_ID } from '@angular/core';

providers: [{provide: LOCALE_ID, useValue: 'pt-BR'}]

2. Use the currency pipe

{{item.limite | currency:'BRL':true}}