MessageFormatter::format
msgfmt_format
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)
MessageFormatter::format -- msgfmt_format — Format the message
Description
Object-oriented style
public MessageFormatter::format(array $values): string|false
Procedural style
msgfmt_format(MessageFormatter $formatter, array $values): string|false
Format the message by substituting the data into the format string according to the locale rules
Parameters
-
formatter
-
The message formatter
-
values
-
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
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