MSGFMT_FORMAT(3)							 1							  MSGFMT_FORMAT(3)

MessageFormatter::format - Format the message

	Object oriented style

SYNOPSIS

       public string MessageFormatter::format (array  $args)

DESCRIPTION

	Procedural style
       string msgfmt_format (MessageFormatter  $fmt, array  $args)

	Format the message by substituting the data into the format string according to the locale rules

PARAMETERS

	      o $fmt
		- The message formatter

	      o $args
		- Arguments to insert into the format string

RETURN VALUES

	The formatted string, or FALSE if an error occurred

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      msgfmt_format(3) example

	      <?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));
	      $fmt = msgfmt_create("de", "{0,number,integer} Affen auf {1,number,integer} Baumen sind {2,number} Affen pro Baum");
	      echo msgfmt_format($fmt, array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
	      ?>

       Example #2

	      OO example

	      <?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} Baumen sind {2,number} Affen pro Baum");
	      echo $fmt->format(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_format_message(3), msgfmt_get_error_code(3), msgfmt_get_error_message(3).

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