MSGFMT_FORMAT_MESSAGE(3) 1 MSGFMT_FORMAT_MESSAGE(3)
MessageFormatter::formatMessage - Quick format message
Object oriented style
SYNOPSIS
publicstatic string MessageFormatter::formatMessage (string $locale, string $pattern, array $args)
DESCRIPTION
Procedural style
string msgfmt_format_message (string $locale, string $pattern, array $args)
Quick formatting function that formats the string without having to explicitly create the formatter object. Use this function when the
format operation is done only once and does not need and parameters or state to be kept.
PARAMETERS
o $locale
- The locale to use for formatting locale-dependent parts
o $pattern
- The pattern string to insert things into. The pattern uses an 'apostrophe-friendly' syntax; it is run through umsg_autoQuoteA-
postrophe before being interpreted.
o $args
- The array of values to insert into the format string
RETURN VALUES
The formatted pattern string or FALSE if an error occurred
EXAMPLES
Example #1
msgfmt_format_message(3) example
<?php
echo msgfmt_format_message("en_US", "{0,number,integer} monkeys on {1,number,integer} trees make {2,number} monkeys per tree
", array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
echo msgfmt_format_message("de", "{0,number,integer} Affen auf {1,number,integer} Baumen sind {2,number} Affen pro Baum
", array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
?>
Example #2
OO example
<?php
echo MessageFormatter::formatMessage("en_US", "{0,number,integer} monkeys on {1,number,integer} trees make {2,number} monkeys per tree
", array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
echo MessageFormatter::formatMessage("de", "{0,number,integer} Affen auf {1,number,integer} Baumen sind {2,number} Affen pro Baum
", 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 Baumen sind 37,073 Affen pro Baum
SEE ALSO
msgfmt_create(3), msgfmt_parse(3), msgfmt_get_error_code(3), msgfmt_get_error_message(3).
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