NumberFormatter::getLocale

numfmt_get_locale

Get formatter locale

Description

Object-oriented style

public stringfalse NumberFormatter::getLocale(int $type = ULOC_ACTUAL_LOCALE)

Procedural style

stringfalse numfmt_get_locale(NumberFormatter $formatter, int $type = ULOC_ACTUAL_LOCALE)

Get formatter locale name.

Parameters

formatter

NumberFormatter object.

type

You can choose between valid and actual locale ( Locale::VALID_LOCALE, Locale::ACTUAL_LOCALE, respectively). The default is the actual locale.

Return Values

The locale name used to create the formatter, or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 numfmt_get_locale example

<?php
$req     = 'fr_FR_PARIS';
$fmt     = numfmt_create( $req,  NumberFormatter::DECIMAL);
$res_val = numfmt_get_locale( $fmt, Locale::VALID_LOCALE );
$res_act = numfmt_get_locale( $fmt, Locale::ACTUAL_LOCALE );
printf( "Requested locale name: %s\nValid locale name: %s\nActual locale name: %s\n",
         $req, $res_val, $res_act );
?>

The above example will output:

Requested locale name: fr_FR_PARIS
Valid locale name: fr_FR
Actual locale name: fr

See Also

  • numfmt_create
  • numfmt_get_error_code