MSGFMT_SET_PATTERN(3)							 1						     MSGFMT_SET_PATTERN(3)

MessageFormatter::setPattern - Set the pattern used by the formatter

	Object oriented style

SYNOPSIS

       public bool MessageFormatter::setPattern (string  $pattern)

DESCRIPTION

	Procedural style
       bool msgfmt_set_pattern (MessageFormatter  $fmt, string	$pattern)

	Set the pattern used by the formatter

PARAMETERS

	      o $fmt
		- The message formatter

	      o $pattern
		-  The	pattern  string  to  use  in  this  message formatter. The pattern uses an 'apostrophe-friendly' syntax; it is run through
		umsg_autoQuoteApostrophe before being interpreted.

RETURN VALUES

	Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      msgfmt_set_pattern(3) example

	      <?php
	      $fmt = msgfmt_create( "en_US", "{0, number} monkeys on {1, number} trees" );
	      echo "Default pattern: '" . msgfmt_get_pattern( $fmt ) . "'
";
	      echo "Formatting result: " . msgfmt_format( $fmt, array(123, 456) ) . "
";

	      msgfmt_set_pattern( $fmt, "{0, number} trees hosting {1, number} monkeys" );
	      echo "New pattern: '" . msgfmt_get_pattern( $fmt ) . "'
";
	      echo "Formatted number: " . msgfmt_format( $fmt, array(123, 456) ) . "
";
	      ?>

       Example #2

	      OO example

	      <?php
	      $fmt = new MessageFormatter( "en_US", "{0, number} monkeys on {1, number} trees" );
	      echo "Default pattern: '" . $fmt->getPattern() . "'
";
	      echo "Formatting result: " . $fmt->format(array(123, 456)) . "
";

	      $fmt->setPattern("{0, number} trees hosting {1, number} monkeys" );
	      echo "New pattern: '" . $fmt->getPattern() . "'
";
	      echo "Formatted number: " . $fmt->format(array(123, 456)) . "
";
	      ?>

       The above example will output:

       Default pattern: '{0,number} monkeys on {1,number} trees'
       Formatting result: 123 monkeys on 456 trees
       New pattern: '{0,number} trees hosting {1,number} monkeys'
       Formatted number: 123 trees hosting 456 monkeys

SEE ALSO

       msgfmt_create(3), msgfmt_get_pattern(3).

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