NUMFMT_FORMAT(3)							 1							  NUMFMT_FORMAT(3)

NumberFormatter::format - Format a number

	Object oriented style

SYNOPSIS

       public string NumberFormatter::format (number  $value, [int  $type])

DESCRIPTION

	Procedural style
       string numfmt_format (NumberFormatter  $fmt, number  $value, [int  $type])

	Format a numeric value according to the formatter rules.

PARAMETERS

	      o $fmt
		-NumberFormatter object.

	      o $value
		- The value to format. Can be integer or float, other values will be converted to a numeric value.

	      o $type
		- The  formatting type to use.

RETURN VALUES

	Returns the string containing formatted value, or FALSE on error.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      numfmt_format(3) example

	      <?php
	      $fmt = numfmt_create( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::DECIMAL );
	      $data = numfmt_format($fmt, 1234567.891234567890000);
	      if(intl_is_failure(numfmt_format($fmt))) {
		  report_error("Formatter error");
	      }
	      ?>

       Example #2

	      OO example

	      <?php
	      $fmt = new NumberFormatter( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::DECIMAL );
	      $fmt->format(1234567.891234567890000);
	      if(intl_is_failure($fmt->getErrorCode())) {
		  report_error("Formatter error");
	      }
	      ?>

       The above example will output:

       1.234.567,891

SEE ALSO

       numfmt_get_error_code(3), numfmt_format_currency(3), numfmt_parse(3).

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