NAME
    Data::Currency - Container class for currency conversion/formatting

SYNOPSIS
        use Data::Currency;

        my $price = Data::Currency->new(1.2. 'USD');
        print $price;            # 1.20 USD
        print $price->code;      # USD
        print $price->format;    # FMT_SYMBOL
        print $price->as_string; # 1.20 USD
        print $price->as_string('FMT_SYMBOL'); # $1.20

        print 'Your price in Canadian Dollars is: ';
        print $price->convert('CAD')->value;

DESCRIPTION
    The Data::Currency module provides basic currency formatting and
    conversion:

        my $price = 1.23;
        my $currency = Data::Currency->new($price);

        print $currency->convert('CAD')->as_string;

    Each Data::Currency object will stringify to the original value except
    in string context, where it stringifies to the format specified in
    "format".

CONSTRUCTOR
  new
    Arguments: $price [, $code, $format] || \%options

    To create a new Data::Currency object, simply call "new" and pass in the
    price to be formatted:

        my $currency = Data::Currency->new(10.23);

        my $currency = Data::Currency->new({
            value  => 1.23,
            code   => 'CAD',
            format => 'FMT_SYMBOL',
            converter_class => 'MyConverterClass'
        });

    You can also pass in the default currency code and/or currency format to
    be used for each instance. If no code or format are supplied, future
    calls to "as_string" and "convert" will use the default format and code
    values.

    You can set the defaults by calling the code/format values as class
    methods:

        Data::Currency->code('USD');
        Data::Currency->format('FMT_COMMON');

        my $currency = Data::Currency->new(1.23);
        print $currency->as_string; # $1.23

        my $currency = Data::Currency->new(1.23, 'CAD', 'FMT_STANDARD');
        print $currency->as_string; # 1.23 CAD

    The following defaults are set when Data::Currency is loaded:

        value:  0
        code:   USD
        format: FMT_COMMON

METHODS
  code
    Arguments: $code

    Gets/sets the three letter currency code for the current currency
    object. "code" dies loudly if "code" isn't a valid currency code.

  convert
    Arguments: $code

    Returns a new Data::Currency object containing the converted value.

    If no "code" is specified, the current value of "code" will be used. If
    the currency you are converting to is the same as the current objects
    currency code, convert will just return itself.

    Remember, convert returns another currency object, so you can chain
    away:

        my $price = Data::Currency->new(1.25, 'USD');
        print $price->convert('CAD')->as_string;

    "convert" dies if "code" isn't valid currency code or isn't defined.

  converter_class
    Arguments: $converter_class

    Gets/sets the converter class to be used when converting currency
    numbers.

        Data::Currency->converter_class('MyCurrencyConverter');

    The converter class can be any class that supports the following method
    signature:

        sub convert {
            my ($self, $price, $from, $to) = @_;

            return $converted_price;
        };

    This method dies if the specified class can not be loaded.

  format
    Arguments: $options

    Gets/sets the format to be used when "as_string" is called. See
    Locale::Currency::Format for the available formatting options.

  name
    Returns the currency name for the current objects currency code. If no
    currency code is set the method will die.

  stringify
    Sames as "as_string".

  as_string
    Returns the current objects value as a formatted currency string.

  value
    Returns the original price value given to "new".

  get_component_class
    Arguments: $name

    Gets the current class for the specified component name.

        my $class = $self->get_component_class('converter_class');

    There is no good reason to use this. Use the specific class accessors
    instead.

  set_component_class
    Arguments: $name, $value

    Sets the current class for the specified component name.

        $self->set_component_class('converter_class', 'MyCurrencyConverter');

    This method will croak if the specified class can not be loaded. There
    is no good reason to use this. Use the specific class accessors instead.

SEE ALSO
    Locale::Currency, Locale::Currency::Format,
    Finance::Currency::Convert::WebserviceX

AUTHOR
        Christopher H. Laco
        CPAN ID: CLACO
        claco@chrislaco.com
        http://today.icantfocus.com/blog/