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msgfmt_parse_message

MSGFMT_PARSE_MESSAGE(3) 						 1						   MSGFMT_PARSE_MESSAGE(3)

MessageFormatter::parseMessage - Quick parse input string

	Object oriented style

SYNOPSIS

       publicstatic array MessageFormatter::parseMessage (string  $locale, string  $pattern, string  $source)

DESCRIPTION

	Procedural style
       array msgfmt_parse_message (string  $locale, string  $pattern, string  $value)

	Parses	input  string  without explicitly creating 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 parsing locale-dependent parts

	      o $pattern
		- The pattern with which to parse the $value.

	      o $source
		- The string to parse, conforming to the $pattern.

RETURN VALUES

	An array containing items extracted, or FALSE on error

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      msgfmt_parse_message(3) example

	      <?php
	      $fmt = msgfmt_parse_message('en_US', "{0,number,integer} monkeys on {1,number,integer} trees make {2,number} monkeys per tree",
					  "4,560 monkeys on 123 trees make 37.073 monkeys per tree");
	      var_export($fmt);

	      $fmt = msgfmt_parse_message('de', "{0,number,integer} Affen auf {1,number,integer} Baumen sind {2,number} Affen pro Baum",
					  "4.560 Affen auf 123 Baumen sind 37,073 Affen pro Baum");
	      var_export($fmt);
	      ?>

       Example #2

	      OO example

	      <?php
	      $fmt = MessageFormatter::parseMessage('en_US', "{0,number,integer} monkeys on {1,number,integer} trees make {2,number} monkeys per tree",
					  "4,560 monkeys on 123 trees make 37.073 monkeys per tree");
	      var_export($fmt);

	      $fmt = MessageFormatter::parseMessage('de', "{0,number,integer} Affen auf {1,number,integer} Baumen sind {2,number} Affen pro Baum",
					  "4.560 Affen auf 123 Baumen sind 37,073 Affen pro Baum");
	      var_export($fmt);
	      ?>

       The above example will output:

       array (
	 0 => 4560,
	 1 => 123,
	 2 => 37.073,
       )
       array (
	 0 => 4560,
	 1 => 123,
	 2 => 37.073,
       )

SEE ALSO

       msgfmt_create(3), msgfmt_format_message(3), msgfmt_parse(3).

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