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MessageFormatter::format

msgfmt_format

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)

MessageFormatter::format -- msgfmt_formatFormat 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

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