MessageFormatter::format

msgfmt_format

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msgfmt_format — Format the message

Description

Object oriented style

string MessageFormatter::format ( array $args )

Procedural style

string msgfmt_format ( MessageFormatter $fmt , array $args )

Format the message by substituting the data into the format string according to the locale rules

Parameters

fmt: The message formatter
args: Arguments to insert into the format string

Return Values

The formatted string, or FALSE if an error occurred

Examples

Example #1 msgfmt_format() example


<?php

$fmt = msgfmt_create("en_US", "{0,number,integer} monkeys on {1,number,integer} trees make {2,number} monkeys per tree");

echo msgfmt_format($fmt, array(4560, 123, 4560/123));

$fmt = msgfmt_create("de", "{0,number,integer} Affen über {1,number,integer} Bäume um {2,number} Affen pro Baum");

echo msgfmt_format($fmt, array(4560, 123, 4560/123));

?>

Example #2 OO example


<?php

$fmt = new MessageFormatter("en_US", "{0,number,integer} monkeys on {1,number,integer} trees make {2,number} monkeys per tree");

echo $fmt->format(array(4560, 123, 4560/123));

$fmt = new MessageFormatter("de", "{0,number,integer} Affen über {1,number,integer} Bäume um {2,number} Affen pro Baum");

echo $fmt->format(array(4560, 123, 4560/123));

?>

The above example will output:

4,560 monkeys on 123 trees make 37.073 monkeys per tree
4.560 Affen über 123 Bäume um 37,073 Affen pro Baum