[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Put currency type into macro variable ## - **[higgoboss](/forum/user/6589-higgoboss "View higgoboss's Profile")** - [![higgoboss's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/6589-higgoboss "View higgoboss's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/6589-higgoboss) Less More - Posts: 8 - Thank you received: 0 - - 14 years 6 months ago [\#45142](#45142) by [higgoboss](/forum/user/6589-higgoboss "View higgoboss's Profile") *[Put currency type into macro variable](/forum/4-how-to/45142-put-currency-type-into-macro-variable#45142 "Hi there Please bear with me because I know hardly anything about PHP From what I understand the function below puts the currency id key into a macro variable called currency_id $currency_id = hikashop::getCurrency(); What I want is the macro variable to contain the symbol of that currency. I.e. if currency id 1 is a "$" when I call the variable I want a "$" to be displayed? How do I do this? Many thanks for your help Mike")* was created by *[higgoboss](/forum/user/6589-higgoboss "View higgoboss's Profile")* Hi there Please bear with me because I know hardly anything about PHP From what I understand the function below puts the currency id key into a macro variable called currency_id $currency_id = hikashop::getCurrency(); What I want is the macro variable to contain the symbol of that currency. I.e. if currency id 1 is a "$" when I call the variable I want a "$" to be displayed? How do I do this? Many thanks for your help Mike Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzQ1MTQyLXB1dC1jdXJyZW5jeS10eXBlLWludG8tbWFjcm8tdmFyaWFibGU/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Away](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86290 - Thank you received: 14268 - - 14 years 6 months ago [\#45347](#45347) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Put currency type into macro variable](/forum/4-how-to/45142-put-currency-type-into-macro-variable#45347 "Hi there Please bear with me because I know hardly anything about PHP From what I understand the function below puts the currency id key into a macro variable called currency_id $currency_id = hikashop::getCurrency(); What I want is the macro variable to contain the symbol of that currency. I.e. if currency id 1 is a "$" when I call the variable I want a "$" to be displayed? How do I do this? Many thanks for your help Mike")* You can do like that: $currencyClass = hikashop_get('class.currency'); $currency = $currencyClass->get(hikashop_getCurrency()); echo $currency->currency_code; Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzQ1MTQyLXB1dC1jdXJyZW5jeS10eXBlLWludG8tbWFjcm8tdmFyaWFibGU/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[higgoboss](/forum/user/6589-higgoboss "View higgoboss's Profile")** - [![higgoboss's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/6589-higgoboss "View higgoboss's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/6589-higgoboss) Less More - Posts: 8 - Thank you received: 0 - - 14 years 6 months ago [\#45461](#45461) by [higgoboss](/forum/user/6589-higgoboss "View higgoboss's Profile") Replied by *[higgoboss](/forum/user/6589-higgoboss "View higgoboss's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Put currency type into macro variable](/forum/4-how-to/45142-put-currency-type-into-macro-variable#45461 "Hi there Please bear with me because I know hardly anything about PHP From what I understand the function below puts the currency id key into a macro variable called currency_id $currency_id = hikashop::getCurrency(); What I want is the macro variable to contain the symbol of that currency. I.e. if currency id 1 is a "$" when I call the variable I want a "$" to be displayed? How do I do this? Many thanks for your help Mike")* Great thanks Nicolas just what I needed ![:)](/media/kunena/emoticons/8.png ":)") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzQ1MTQyLXB1dC1jdXJyZW5jeS10eXBlLWludG8tbWFjcm8tdmFyaWFibGU/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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