MessageFormatter::format
PHP function
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(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)
Format the message
Description
Oop
MessageFormatter::format(array $values): string|false
Procedural
msgfmt_format(MessageFormatter $formatter, array $values): string|false
Format the message by substituting the data into the format string according to the locale rules
Parameters
formatterThe message formatter
valuesArguments to insert into the format string
Return Values
The formatted string, or false if an error occurred
Examples
msgfmt_format() example
php
<?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));
?>OO example
php
<?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:
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