NumberFormatter
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NumberFormatter::getPattern

numfmt_get_pattern

Get formatter pattern

Description

Object-oriented style

public stringfalse NumberFormatter::getPattern()

Procedural style

stringfalse numfmt_get_pattern(NumberFormatter $formatter)

Extract pattern used by the formatter.

Parameters

formatter

NumberFormatter object.

Return Values

Pattern string that is used by the formatter, or false if an error happens.

Examples

Example #1 numfmt_get_pattern example

<?php
$fmt = numfmt_create( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::DECIMAL );
echo "Pattern: ".numfmt_get_pattern($fmt)."\n";
echo numfmt_format($fmt, 1234567.891234567890000)."\n";
numfmt_set_pattern($fmt, "#0.# kg");
echo "Pattern: ".numfmt_get_pattern($fmt)."\n";
echo numfmt_format($fmt, 1234567.891234567890000)."\n";
?>

Example #2 OO example

<?php
$fmt = new NumberFormatter( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::DECIMAL );
echo "Pattern: ".$fmt->getPattern()."\n";
echo $fmt->format(1234567.891234567890000)."\n";
$fmt->setPattern("#0.# kg");
echo "Pattern: ".$fmt->getPattern()."\n";
echo $fmt->format(1234567.891234567890000)."\n";
?>

The above example will output:

Pattern: #,##0.###
1.234.567,891
Pattern: #0.# kg
1234567,9 kg

See Also

  • numfmt_get_error_code
  • numfmt_set_pattern
  • numfmt_create