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localeconv - Get numeric formatting information

SYNOPSIS

       array localeconv (void  )

DESCRIPTION

	Returns an associative array containing localized numeric and monetary formatting information.

RETURN VALUES

       localeconv(3)  returns  data based upon the current locale as set by setlocale(3). The associative array that is returned contains the fol-
       lowing fields:

       +------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
       |  Array element   |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |		       Description		      |
       |		  |						      |
       +------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
       |  decimal_point   |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |		 Decimal point character	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |  thousands_sep   |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |		   Thousands separator		      |
       |		  |						      |
       |    grouping	  |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |	   Array containing numeric groupings	      |
       |		  |						      |
       | int_curr_symbol  |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |	International currency symbol (i.e. USD)      |
       |		  |						      |
       | currency_symbol  |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |	     Local currency symbol (i.e. $)	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |mon_decimal_point |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |	    Monetary decimal point character	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |mon_thousands_sep |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |	      Monetary thousands separator	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |  mon_grouping	  |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |	   Array containing monetary groupings	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |  positive_sign   |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |		Sign for positive values	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |  negative_sign   |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |		Sign for negative values	      |
       |		  |						      |
       | int_frac_digits  |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |	     International fractional digits	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |   frac_digits	  |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |		 Local fractional digits	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |  p_cs_precedes   |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  | TRUE  if  currency_symbol  precedes  a   positive |
       |		  | value, FALSE if it succeeds one		      |
       |		  |						      |
       | p_sep_by_space   |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  | TRUE  if a space separates currency_symbol from a |
       |		  | positive value, FALSE otherwise		      |
       |		  |						      |
       |  n_cs_precedes   |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  | TRUE  if  currency_symbol  precedes  a   negative |
       |		  | value, FALSE if it succeeds one		      |
       |		  |						      |
       | n_sep_by_space   |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  | TRUE  if a space separates currency_symbol from a |
       |		  | negative value, FALSE otherwise		      |
       |		  |						      |
       |   p_sign_posn	  |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |		  o0 - Parentheses surround the quan- |
       |		  |		  tity and currency_symbol	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |		  o1  -  The sign string precedes the |
       |		  |		  quantity and currency_symbol	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |		  o2 - The sign string	succeeds  the |
       |		  |		  quantity and currency_symbol	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |		  o3  -  The  sign string immediately |
       |		  |		  precedes the currency_symbol	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |		  o4 - The  sign  string  immediately |
       |		  |		  succeeds the currency_symbol	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |   n_sign_posn	  |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |		  o0 - Parentheses surround the quan- |
       |		  |		  tity and currency_symbol	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |		  o1 - The sign string	precedes  the |
       |		  |		  quantity and currency_symbol	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |		  o2  -  The sign string succeeds the |
       |		  |		  quantity and currency_symbol	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |		  o3 - The  sign  string  immediately |
       |		  |		  precedes the currency_symbol	      |
       |		  |						      |
       |		  |		  o4  -  The  sign string immediately |
       |		  |		  succeeds the currency_symbol	      |
       |		  |						      |
       +------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
	The p_sign_posn, and n_sign_posn contain a string of formatting options. Each number representing one of the above listed conditions.

	The grouping fields contain arrays that define the way numbers should be grouped. For example, the monetary grouping field for	the  nl_NL
       locale  (in  UTF-8  mode  with the euro sign), would contain a 2 item array with the values 3 and 3. The higher the index in the array, the
       farther left the grouping is. If an array element is equal to CHAR_MAX, no further grouping is done. If an array element is equal to 0, the
       previous element should be used.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      localeconv(3) example

	      <?php
	      if (false !== setlocale(LC_ALL, 'nl_NL.UTF-8@euro')) {
		  $locale_info = localeconv();
		  print_r($locale_info);
	      }
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      Array
	      (
		  [decimal_point] => .
		  [thousands_sep] =>
		  [int_curr_symbol] => EUR
		  [currency_symbol] => EUR
		  [mon_decimal_point] => ,
		  [mon_thousands_sep] =>
		  [positive_sign] =>
		  [negative_sign] => -
		  [int_frac_digits] => 2
		  [frac_digits] => 2
		  [p_cs_precedes] => 1
		  [p_sep_by_space] => 1
		  [n_cs_precedes] => 1
		  [n_sep_by_space] => 1
		  [p_sign_posn] => 1
		  [n_sign_posn] => 2
		  [grouping] => Array
		      (
		      )

		  [mon_grouping] => Array
		      (
			  [0] => 3
			  [1] => 3
		      )

	      )

SEE ALSO

       setlocale(3).

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