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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