LOCALE_LOOKUP(3)							 1							  LOCALE_LOOKUP(3)

Locale::lookup - Searches the language tag list for the best match to the language

	Object oriented style

SYNOPSIS

       publicstatic string Locale::lookup (array  $langtag, string  $locale, [bool  $canonicalize = false], [string  $default])

DESCRIPTION

	Procedural style
       string locale_lookup (array  $langtag, string  $locale, [bool  $canonicalize = false], [string  $default])

	Searches the items in $langtag for the best match to the language range specified in $locale according to RFC 4647's lookup algorithm.

PARAMETERS

	      o $langtag
		- An array containing a list of language tags to compare to $locale. Maximum 100 items allowed.

	      o $locale
		- The locale to use as the language range when matching.

	      o $canonicalize
		- If true, the arguments will be converted to canonical form before matching.

	      o $default
		- The locale to use if no match is found.

RETURN VALUES

	The closest matching language tag or default value.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      locale_lookup(3) example

	      <?php
	      $arr = array(
		  'de-DEVA',
		  'de-DE-1996',
		  'de',
		  'de-De'
	      );
	      echo locale_lookup($arr, 'de-DE-1996-x-prv1-prv2', true, 'en_US');
	      ?>

       Example #2

	      OO example

	      <?php
	      $arr = array(
		  'de-DEVA',
		  'de-DE-1996',
		  'de',
		  'de-De'
	      );
	      echo Locale::lookup($arr, 'de-DE-1996-x-prv1-prv2', true, 'en_US');
	      ?>

       The above example will output:

       de_de_1996

SEE ALSO

       locale_filter_matches(3).

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