PHP Manual: Format the message

Description

Object-oriented style

public stringfalse MessageFormatter::format(array $values)

Procedural style

stringfalse msgfmt_format(MessageFormatter $formatter, array $values)

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

MessageFormatter::format

msgfmt_format

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