Finance::Currency::Convert::WebserviceX(3)

NAME
Finance::Currency::Convert::WebserviceX - Lightweight currency conversion using WebserviceX.NET

SYNOPSIS
    use Finance::Currency::Convert::WebserviceX;
    my $cc = Finance::Currency::Convert::WebserviceX->new;
    my $result = $cc->convert(1.95, 'USD', 'JPY');

DESCRIPTION
This is a lightweight module to do currency conversion using the Currency Converter web service at http://www.webservicex.net/.

The motivation for this module was many fold. First, Finance::Currency::Convert with Finance::Quote was a little too bulky for my needs, esp the need to download or maintain conversion tables. Finance::Currency::Convert::Yahoo seemed to be based on screen scraping. Way to fragile for my taste. Finance::Currency::Convert::XE has usage restrictions from XE.com. [No offense intended to any of the authors above]

CONSTRUCTOR
You know the routine. "new" is your friend.

    use Finance::Currency::Convert::WebserviceX;
    my $cc = Finance::Currency::Convert::WebserviceX->new;

METHODS

  convert($value, $from, $to)
Converts a number value from one currency to another and returns the result.

    my $result = $cc->convert(1.95, 'USD', 'JPY');

If an error occurs, no value is given, or the from/to aren't 3 letter currency codes, "convert" returns "undef".

For now, you can access the request response after calling C>convert>:

    my $response = $self->{'response'};

This returns a HTTP::Response object that can be used to inspect any remote web service errors. $self->response{'request'} is reset at the beginning of every call to "convert" and returns "undef" otherwise.

value
    The number or price to be converted.

from
    The three letter ISO currency code for the currency amount specified in "value". See Locale::Currency for the available currency codes.

to  The three letter ISO currency code for the currency you want the "value" to be converted to. See Locale::Currency for the available currency codes.

  cache
Gets the reference to the cache hash.

SEE ALSO
Locale::Currency, Finance::Currency::Format, Memoize::Expire

AUTHOR
    Christopher H. Laco
    CPAN ID: CLACO
    claco@chrislaco.com
    http://today.icantfocus.com/blog/