MessageFormatter::formatMessage
msgfmt_format_message
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)
MessageFormatter::formatMessage -- msgfmt_format_message — Quick format message
Description
Object oriented style
$locale
, string $pattern
, array $args
)Procedural style
$locale
, string $pattern
, array $args
)Quick formatting function that formats the string without having to explicitly create the formatter object. Use this function when the format operation is done only once and does not need and parameters or state to be kept.
Parameters
-
locale -
The locale to use for formatting locale-dependent parts
-
pattern -
The pattern string to insert things into. The pattern uses an 'apostrophe-friendly' syntax; it is run through » umsg_autoQuoteApostrophe before being interpreted.
-
args
Return Values
The formatted pattern string or FALSE if an error occurred
Examples
Example #1 msgfmt_format_message() example
<?php
echo msgfmt_format_message("en_US", "{0,number,integer} monkeys on {1,number,integer} trees make {2,number} monkeys per tree", array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
echo msgfmt_format_message("de", "{0,number,integer} Affen auf {1,number,integer} Bäumen sind {2,number} Affen pro Baum", array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
?>
Example #2 OO example
<?php
echo msgfmt_format_message("en_US", "{0,number,integer} monkeys on {1,number,integer} trees make {2,number} monkeys per tree", array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
echo msgfmt_format_message("de", "{0,number,integer} Affen auf {1,number,integer} Bäumen sind {2,number} Affen pro Baum", 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_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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