This வார்ப்புரு employs intricate features of template syntax.
You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages.
You can conduct experiments, and should test all major changes, in either this template's sandbox, the general template sandbox, or your user space before changing anything here.
Purpose
The purpose of this template is to automatically convert and format currency from Indian Rupees to other currencies (United States Dollars by default) applying adjustment for inflation where appropriate. Rates of exchange and inflation must be manually copied by editors therefore the template's output does not necessarily reflect the present exchange rates or price indices but, rather, reflects the rates and indices at the time of the last update.
A description of the template's parameters are listed below.
Field name
Usage
Description
rupee_value
mandatory
The value, in Indian Rupees, that needs to be converted. The template will not accept pre-formatted values (i.e. 1,234).
currency_formatting
optional
Used to represent larger numbers. Available options are as follows.
k – to represent thousand(s)
m – to represent million(s)
b – to represent billion(s)
t – to represent trillion(s)
l – to represent lakh(s)
c – to represent crore(s)
lc – to represent lakh crore(s)
Brackets in the sense may be singular (or) plural.
rounding_digits
optional
Used to round significant digits. Negative values (-2, -3) can be used to round values to the nearest hundred or thousand, etc. A value of "0" will drop paise or cent values from the converted number. By default the conversion will be rounded to two significant figures. Refer to the Examples section below for more examples.
lk
optional
This parameter gives you the option of internally linking currency names (rupees and paise) and/or number names (lakh and crore). By default, the parameter is set to "off" (i.e. it is set not to link). Available options are as follows.
on – to link "rupee"/"paise" and "lakh"/"crore"/"billion"
r – to link "rupee"/"paise"
b – to link "billion"
t – to link "trillion"
l – to link "lakh"
c – to link "crore"
lc – to link "lakh" and "crore"
On by default.
year
optional
This parameter allows for inflation. Historic rupee values will be inflated to current values then converted.
to
optional
This parameter allows for conversion to various different currencies (and some combinations). Currently, the US (default), Canadian, Australian and New Zealand dollars, the euro, the pound sterling, Pakistani rupee and the Bangladeshi taka are supported.
mode
optional
This parameter controls the output mode. Setting it to blank or omitting it results in the default mode. Setting it to historical allows conversion using historical exchange rates. The year parameter must be between 1970 and 2018 in historical mode.
Template calculates a value of Indian Rupees, which you can enter, to another currency and then presents the results.
Template parameters
Parameter
Description
Type
Status
Rupee value
1
The value, in Indian Rupees, that needs to be converted. The template will not accept pre-formatted values (i.e. 1,234).
Example
500000000
Unknown
required
Currency formatting
2
Use this to represent larger numbers such as crores, billions et al.
Example
c, lc, b, m, k
Unknown
suggested
Linking
lk
Gives option to whether link currency (Rupees, Paise) and/or number names (crores, lakhs)
Example
on, off, l, c, lc, b, t
Unknown
suggested
Year
year
This parameter allows for inflation. Historic rupee values will be inflated to current values then converted.
Example
2015
Unknown
suggested
To
to
This parameter allows for conversion to various different currencies (and some combinations). The US (default), Canadian, NZ and Australian dollars, the euro, the UK pound and the Bangladeshi taka are supported.
Default
USD
Example
USD EUR
Unknown
optional
Rounding digits
3
Used to round significant digits. Negative values (-2, -3) can be used to round values to the nearest hundred or thousand, etc. A value of "0" will drop paise or cent values from the converted number. By default the conversion will be rounded to two significant figures.
Example
0
Unknown
optional
Mode
mode
This parameter allows for the control of the output mode. Currently, blank (default) and historical are supported. In historical mode, conversions are performed using a historical exchange rate, for the year supplied. Years between 1970 and 2018 are supported, for XDR, USD (default), GBP, JPY, DEM (until 1998) and EUR (from 1999).
