11-04-2008
You can use /usr/bin/echo regardless of shell. See "man echo". This cuts the variations down.
The syntax is not portable for every unix variant.
Previous solution with "printf" is good.
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locale_get_display_variant
LOCALE_GET_DISPLAY_VARIANT(3) 1 LOCALE_GET_DISPLAY_VARIANT(3)
Locale::getDisplayVariant - Returns an appropriately localized display name for variants of the input locale
Object oriented style
SYNOPSIS
publicstatic string Locale::getDisplayVariant (string $locale, [string $in_locale])
DESCRIPTION
Procedural style
string locale_get_display_variant (string $locale, [string $in_locale])
Returns an appropriately localized display name for variants of the input locale. If is NULL then the default locale is used.
PARAMETERS
o $locale
- The locale to return a display variant for
o $in_locale
- Optional format locale to use to display the variant name
RETURN VALUES
Display name of the variant for the $locale in the format appropriate for $in_locale.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
locale_get_display_variant(3) example
<?php
echo locale_get_display_variant('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'en');
echo ";
";
echo locale_get_display_variant('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'fr');
echo ";
";
echo locale_get_display_variant('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'de');
?>
Example #2
OO example
<?php
echo Locale::getDisplayVariant('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'en');
echo ";
";
echo Locale::getDisplayVariant('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'fr');
echo ";
";
echo Locale::getDisplayVariant('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'de');
?>
The above example will output:
Natisone dialect;
dialecte de Natisone;
NEDIS
SEE ALSO
locale_get_display_name(3), locale_get_display_language(3), locale_get_display_script(3), locale_get_display_region(3).
PHP Documentation Group LOCALE_GET_DISPLAY_VARIANT(3)