MessageFormatter::create

MessageFormatter::__construct

msgfmt_create

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)

MessageFormatter::create -- MessageFormatter::__construct -- msgfmt_create — Constructs a new Message Formatter

Description

Object oriented style (method)

public static MessageFormatter::create ( string $locale , string $pattern ) : MessageFormatter

Object oriented style (constructor):

public MessageFormatter::__construct ( string $locale , string $pattern )

Procedural style

msgfmt_create ( string $locale , string $pattern ) : MessageFormatter

Constructs a new Message Formatter

Parameters

locale: The locale to use when formatting arguments
pattern: The pattern string to stick arguments into. The pattern uses an 'apostrophe-friendly' syntax; it is run through » umsg_autoQuoteApostrophe before being interpreted.

Return Values

The formatter object

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