3 Digit currency code to currency symbol

Question

In C# is it possible to get a currency symbol, like \'£\', from the 3 character currency code, in this case \'GBP\'?

Is this possible either in SQL Server or in C#?<

Answer 1

With the help of this thread I made a short string extension method

public static string ToCurrencySymbol(this string ISOCurrency)
{            
    RegionInfo region = CultureInfo.GetCultures(CultureTypes.SpecificCultures).Select(x => new RegionInfo(x.LCID)).FirstOrDefault(p => p.ISOCurrencySymbol == ISOCurrency);
    return region?.ISOCurrencySymbol ?? ISOCurrency;
}

Answer 2

public static string GetCurrencySymbol(string code)  
{  
 System.Globalization.RegionInfo regionInfo = (from culture in System.Globalization.CultureInfo.GetCultures(System.Globalization.CultureTypes.InstalledWin32Cultures)  
              where culture.Name.Length > 0 && !culture.IsNeutralCulture  
              let region = new System.Globalization.RegionInfo(culture.LCID)  
              where String.Equals(region.ISOCurrencySymbol, code, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)  
              select region).First();  

 return regionInfo.CurrencySymbol;  
}

Answer 3

Try this code. Enter 'USD' as CurrencyCode and all other.

public string getCurrencySymbol(string CurrencyCode)    
{
        string symbol = string.Empty;
        CultureInfo[] cultures = CultureInfo.GetCultures(CultureTypes.SpecificCultures);
        IList Result = new ArrayList();
        foreach (CultureInfo ci in cultures)
        {
            RegionInfo ri = new RegionInfo(ci.LCID);
            if (ri.ISOCurrencySymbol == CurrencyCode)
            {
                symbol = ri.CurrencySymbol;
                return symbol;
            }
        }
        return symbol;

    }