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MessageFormatter::create - Constructs a new Message Formatter

	Object oriented style (method)

SYNOPSIS

       publicstatic MessageFormatter MessageFormatter::create (string  $locale, string	$pattern)

DESCRIPTION

	Object oriented style (constructor): MessageFormatter::__construct (string  $locale, string  $pattern)

	Procedural style
       MessageFormatter msgfmt_create (string  $locale, string	$pattern)

	Constructs a new Message Formatter

PARAMETERS

	      o $locale
		- The locale to use when formatting arguments

	      o $pattern
		- The pattern string to stick arguments into. The pattern uses an 'apostrophe-friendly' syntax; it is run through umsg_autoQuoteA-
		postrophe before being interpreted.

RETURN VALUES

	The formatter object

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      msgfmt_create(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_format(3), msgfmt_parse(3), msgfmt_get_error_code(3), msgfmt_get_error_message(3).

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