<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Simple example to demonstrate the CurrencyFormatter. -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">

    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[

              import mx.events.ValidationResultEvent;            
              private var vResult:ValidationResultEvent;
            
              // Event handler to validate and format input.
              private function Format():void {
              
                     vResult = numVal.validate();

                    if (vResult.type==ValidationResultEvent.VALID) {
                        var temp:Number=Number(priceUS.text); 
                        formattedUSPrice.text= usdFormatter.format(temp);
                    }
                    
                    else {
                       formattedUSPrice.text="";
                    }
              }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>

    <mx:CurrencyFormatter id="usdFormatter" precision="2" 
        currencySymbol="$" decimalSeparatorFrom="."
        decimalSeparatorTo="." useNegativeSign="true" 
        useThousandsSeparator="true" alignSymbol="left"/>

    <mx:NumberValidator id="numVal" source="{priceUS}" property="text" 
        allowNegative="true" domain="real"/>

    <mx:Panel title="CurrencyFormatter Example" width="75%" height="75%" 
        paddingTop="10" paddingLeft="10" paddingRight="10" paddingBottom="10">

        <mx:Form>
            <mx:FormItem label="Enter U.S. dollar amount:">
                <mx:TextInput id="priceUS" text="" width="50%"/>
            </mx:FormItem>

            <mx:FormItem label="Formatted amount: ">
                <mx:TextInput id="formattedUSPrice" text="" width="50%" editable="false"/>
            </mx:FormItem>

            <mx:FormItem>
                <mx:Button label="Validate and Format" click="Format();"/>
            </mx:FormItem>
        </mx:Form>

    </mx:Panel>
</mx:Application>