Locale::filterMatches
locale_filter_matches
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)
Locale::filterMatches -- locale_filter_matches — Checks if a language tag filter matches with locale
Description
Object oriented style
public static Locale::filterMatches ( string $langtag , string $locale [, bool $canonicalize = false ] ) : bool
Procedural style
locale_filter_matches ( string $langtag , string $locale [, bool $canonicalize = false ] ) : bool
Checks if a $langtag filter matches with $locale according to RFC 4647's basic filtering algorithm
Parameters
-
langtag -
The language tag to check
-
locale -
The language range to check against
-
canonicalize -
If true, the arguments will be converted to canonical form before matching.
Return Values
true if $locale matches $langtag false otherwise.
Examples
Example #1 locale_filter_matches() example
<?php
echo (locale_filter_matches('de-DEVA','de-DE', false)) ? "Matches" : "Does not match";
echo '; ';
echo (locale_filter_matches('de-DE_1996','de-DE', false)) ? "Matches" : "Does not match";
?> Example #2 OO example
<?php
echo (Locale::filterMatches('de-DEVA','de-DE', false)) ? "Matches" : "Does not match";
echo '; ';
echo (Locale::filterMatches('de-DE-1996','de-DE', false)) ? "Matches" : "Does not match";
?> The above example will output:
Does not match; Matches
See Also
- locale_lookup() - Searches the language tag list for the best match to the language
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