Beware: passing an empty string for format returns null, not a formatter which returns empty strings.
$ php -r "print_r(new MessageFormatter('en_US',' '));"
MessageFormatter Object
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$ php -r "print_r(new MessageFormatter('en_US',''));"
MessageFormatter::create
MessageFormatter::__construct
msgfmt_create
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)
MessageFormatter::create -- MessageFormatter::__construct -- msgfmt_create — Constructs a new Message Formatter
Description
Object-oriented style (method)
Object-oriented style (constructor):
Procedural style
Constructs a new Message Formatter
Parameters
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locale -
The locale to use when formatting arguments
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pattern -
The pattern string to stick arguments into. The pattern uses an 'apostrophe-friendly' syntax; see » Quoting/Escaping for details.
Return Values
The formatter object, or null on failure.
Errors/Exceptions
When invoked as constructor, on failure an IntlException is thrown.
Examples
Example #1 msgfmt_create() 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
See Also
- msgfmt_format() - Format the message
- 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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