# LSParseCurrency

Parses a currency value in to a numeric using the specified or context locale

## Method Signature

```
LSParseCurrency(string=[string], locale=[string])
```

### Arguments

| Argument | Type     | Required | Description                             | Default |
| -------- | -------- | -------- | --------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `string` | `string` | `true`   | the value to be parsed                  |         |
| `locale` | `string` | `false`  | the optional locale to apply in parsing |         |

## Examples

## Related

* [ClearLocale](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/i18n/clearlocale)
* [CurrencyFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/i18n/currencyformat)
* [GetLocale](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/i18n/getlocale)
* [GetLocaleDisplayName](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/i18n/getlocaledisplayname)
* [GetLocaleInfo](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/i18n/getlocaleinfo)
* [IsCurrency](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/i18n/iscurrency)
* [LSCurrencyFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/i18n/lscurrencyformat)
* [LSIsCurrency](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/i18n/lsiscurrency)
* [ParseCurrency](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/i18n/parsecurrency)
* [SetLocale](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/i18n/setlocale)