Problem Summary: Display Monetary Amounts
Pattern Key: CURRENCY
Example:
Use When: An amount of money is displayed
Solution: Currency values are displayed
- in a fixed-width font,
- with the proper number of decimal places for the currency (e.g. 2 places for US dollars),
- right aligned, and
- with no currency symbol.
The abbreviation for the currency in use (e.g. USD) is displayed somewhere on every page that has currency values. If a page displays amounts in multiple currencies, then the currency for each value must be unambiguous.
Amounts are right aligned with other amounts, not with the right edge of the panel.
Incorrect Example: The red arrows show where the amounts should go.
Rationale: NA
Accessibility: See Accessibility
Internationalization: See Internationalization
Supporting Examples: None
Where Used: NA
Coding: NA
Items of Note: None