LOCALE_LOOKUP(3) 1 LOCALE_LOOKUP(3)
Locale::lookup - Searches the language tag list for the best match to the language
Object oriented style
SYNOPSIS
publicstatic string Locale::lookup (array $langtag, string $locale, [bool $canonicalize = false], [string $default])
DESCRIPTION
Procedural style
string locale_lookup (array $langtag, string $locale, [bool $canonicalize = false], [string $default])
Searches the items in $langtag for the best match to the language range specified in $locale according to RFC 4647's lookup algorithm.
PARAMETERS
o $langtag
- An array containing a list of language tags to compare to $locale. Maximum 100 items allowed.
o $locale
- The locale to use as the language range when matching.
o $canonicalize
- If true, the arguments will be converted to canonical form before matching.
o $default
- The locale to use if no match is found.
RETURN VALUES
The closest matching language tag or default value.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
locale_lookup(3) example
<?php
$arr = array(
'de-DEVA',
'de-DE-1996',
'de',
'de-De'
);
echo locale_lookup($arr, 'de-DE-1996-x-prv1-prv2', true, 'en_US');
?>
Example #2
OO example
<?php
$arr = array(
'de-DEVA',
'de-DE-1996',
'de',
'de-De'
);
echo Locale::lookup($arr, 'de-DE-1996-x-prv1-prv2', true, 'en_US');
?>
The above example will output:
de_de_1996
SEE ALSO
locale_filter_matches(3).
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