function LocalMoney()
 {
 	this.currencyCode = "$localeInfo.getDefaultCurrencyCode()";
 	this.amount = "";
 }
 
LocalMoney.prototype.parse = function(moneyField,allowEmpty)
{	      
	// Determine if there is a currency code prepended to the amount
	if (moneyField.length == 0)
	{
		if (allowEmpty)
		{
			this.amount = ""; 
		}
		else
		{
			this.amount = "0.0"; 
		} 
	}
	else if (this.isDigit(moneyField.charAt(0)) || (moneyField.indexOf("-") == 0)) 
	{
		this.amount = moneyField;
  	}
	else if (moneyField.indexOf("_") == 0) 
	{
		this.amount = moneyField.substring(1);
	}
	else 
	{
		this.currencyCode = moneyField.substring(0, 3).toUpperCase();
		this.amount = moneyField.substring(4);
	}
	      
	if (this.amount.length == 0)
	{
		if (allowEmpty)
		{
			this.amount = ""; 
		}
		else
		{
			this.amount = "0.0";
		}
	}
}

LocalMoney.prototype.getCurrencyCode = function()
{
	return this.currencyCode;
}

LocalMoney.prototype.getAmount = function()
{
	return this.amount;
}

LocalMoney.prototype.isDigit = function(c)
{   
	return ((c >= "0") && (c <= "9"));
}