Format the message (original) (raw)

MessageFormatter::format

msgfmt_format

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)

MessageFormatter::format -- msgfmt_format — Format the message

Description

Object oriented style

public MessageFormatter::format ( array $args ) : string

Procedural style

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)); $fmt = msgfmt_create("de", "{0,number,integer} Affen auf {1,number,integer} Bäumen sind {2,number} Affen pro Baum"); echo msgfmt_format($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 auf {1,number,integer} Bäumen sind {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 auf 123 Bäumen sind 37,073 Affen pro Baum

See Also

• msgfmt_create() - Constructs a new Message Formatter
• msgfmt_parse() - Parse input string according to pattern
• msgfmt_format_message() - Quick format message
• msgfmt_get_error_code() - Get the error code from last operation
• msgfmt_get_error_message() - Get the error text from the last operation