MessageFormatter::setPattern

msgfmt_set_pattern

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msgfmt_set_pattern — Set the pattern used by the formatter

Description

Object oriented style

boolean MessageFormatter::setPattern ( string $pattern )

Procedural style

boolean msgfmt_set_pattern ( MessageFormatter $fmt , string $pattern )

Set the pattern used by the formatter

Parameters

fmt: The message formatter
pattern: The pattern string to use in this message formatter. The pattern uses an 'apostrophe-friendly' syntax; it is run through » umsg_autoQuoteApostrophe before being interpreted.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 msgfmt_set_pattern() example


<?php

$fmt = msgfmt_create( "en_US", "{0, number} monkeys on {1, number} trees" );

echo "Default pattern: '" . msgfmt_get_pattern( $fmt ) . "'\n";

echo "Formatting result: " . msgfmt_format( $fmt, array(123, 456) ) . "\n";



msgfmt_set_pattern( $fmt, "{0, number} trees hosting {1, number} monkeys" );

echo "New pattern: '" . msgfmt_get_pattern( $fmt ) . "'\n";

echo "Formatted number: " . msgfmt_format( $fmt, array(123, 456) ) . "\n";

?>

Example #2 OO example


<?php

$fmt = new MessageFormatter( "en_US", "{0, number} monkeys on {1, number} trees" );

echo "Default pattern: '" . $fmt->getPattern() . "'\n";

echo "Formatting result: " . $fmt->format(array(123, 456)) . "\n";



$fmt->setPattern("{0, number} trees hosting {1, number} monkeys" );

echo "New pattern: '" . $fmt->getPattern() . "'\n";

echo "Formatted number: " . $fmt->format(array(123, 456)) . "\n";

?>

The above example will output:

Default pattern: '{0,number} monkeys on {1,number} trees'
Formatting result: 123 monkeys on 456 trees
New pattern: '{0,number} trees hosting {1,number} monkeys'
Formatted number: 123 trees hosting 456 monkeys