IntlCalendar::getLocale

(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7, PECL >= 3.0.0a1)

IntlCalendar::getLocale — Get the locale associated with the object

Description

Object oriented style 

public IntlCalendar::getLocale ( int $localeType ) : string|false

Procedural style 

intlcal_get_locale ( IntlCalendar $cal , int $localeType ) : string|false

Returns the locale used by this calendar object.

Parameters

cal

The IntlCalendar resource.

localeType

Whether to fetch the actual locale (the locale from which the calendar data originates, with Locale::ACTUAL_LOCALE) or the valid locale, i.e., the most specific locale supported by ICU relatively to the requested locale – see Locale::VALID_LOCALE. From the most general to the most specific, the locales are ordered in this fashion – actual locale, valid locale, requested locale.

Return Values

A locale string or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 IntlCalendar::getLocale()

<?php
$cal = IntlCalendar::createInstance(IntlTimeZone::getGMT(), 'en_US_CALIFORNIA');
var_dump(
    $cal->getLocale(Locale::ACTUAL_LOCALE),
    $cal->getLocale(Locale::VALID_LOCALE)
);

The above example will output:

string(2) "en"
string(5) "en_US"

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