How to convert number to words in java

Question

We currently have a crude mechanism to convert numbers to words (e.g. using a few static arrays) and based on the size of the number translating that into an english text. B

Answer 1

You can use ICU4J, Just need to add POM entry and code is below for any Number, Country and Language.

POM Entry

     
        com.ibm.icu
        icu4j
        64.2
    

Code is

public class TranslateNumberToWord {

/**
 * Translate
 * 
 * @param ctryCd
 * @param lang
 * @param reqStr
 * @param fractionUnitName
 * @return
 */
public static String translate(String ctryCd, String lang, String reqStr, String fractionUnitName) {
    StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();

    Locale locale = new Locale(lang, ctryCd);
    Currency crncy = Currency.getInstance(locale);

    String inputArr[] = StringUtils.split(new BigDecimal(reqStr).abs().toPlainString(), ".");
    RuleBasedNumberFormat rule = new RuleBasedNumberFormat(locale, RuleBasedNumberFormat.SPELLOUT);

    int i = 0;
    for (String input : inputArr) {
        CurrencyAmount crncyAmt = new CurrencyAmount(new BigDecimal(input), crncy);
        if (i++ == 0) {
            result.append(rule.format(crncyAmt)).append(" " + crncy.getDisplayName() + " and ");
        } else {
            result.append(rule.format(crncyAmt)).append(" " + fractionUnitName + " ");
        }
    }
    return result.toString();
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
    String ctryCd = "US";
    String lang = "en";
    String input = "95.17";

    String result = translate(ctryCd, lang, input, "Cents");
    System.out.println("Input: " + input + " result: " + result);
}}

Tested with quite a big number and output would be

Input: 95.17 result: ninety-five US Dollar and seventeen Cents
Input: 999999999999999999.99 result: nine hundred ninety-nine quadrillion nine hundred ninety-nine trillion nine hundred ninety-nine billion nine hundred ninety-nine million nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine US Dollar and ninety-nine Cents