+7  A: 

Use the \u00A3 notation. Further examples here for the unicodes Unicode code points for other symbols.

kd304  2009-06-17 12:31:48
Much thanks, did the trick!
Pool  2009-06-17 12:40:16
A: 

maybe messing around with java.util.Currency's getSymbol() might yield some results

ignorantslut  2009-06-17 12:32:59
+2  A: 

I believe you can change the source code's encoding from Eclipse (or from any decent editor). Set it to UTF-8. Then everything should behave smoothly, because Java Strings are Unicode.

I would strongly encourage using proper encoding in the source, instead of this \uXXX notation. The reason being, how on earth do you infer form the code what for instance \u00A3 means? It's much clearer to just put the correct character there.

Joonas Pulakka  2009-06-17 12:52:02
Thanks, that works too, I will ensure work is under UTF-8 in future.
Pool  2009-06-17 15:00:59

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