php man page for numfmt_set_pattern

NUMFMT_SET_PATTERN(3)							 1						     NUMFMT_SET_PATTERN(3)

NumberFormatter::setPattern - Set formatter pattern

	Object oriented style

SYNOPSIS
       public bool NumberFormatter::setPattern (string	$pattern)

DESCRIPTION
	Procedural style
       bool numfmt_set_pattern (NumberFormatter  $fmt, string  $pattern)

	Set the pattern used by the formatter. Can not be used on a rule-based formatter.

PARAMETERS
	      o $fmt
		-NumberFormatter object.

	      o $pattern
		- Pattern in syntax described in ICU DecimalFormat documentation.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      numfmt_set_pattern(3) example

	      <?php
	      $fmt = numfmt_create( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::DECIMAL );
	      echo "Pattern: ".numfmt_get_pattern($fmt)."
";
	      echo numfmt_format($fmt, 1234567.891234567890000)."
";
	      numfmt_set_pattern($fmt, "#0.# kg");
	      echo "Pattern: ".numfmt_get_pattern($fmt)."
";
	      echo numfmt_format($fmt, 1234567.891234567890000)."
";
	      ?>

       Example #2

	      OO example

	      <?php
	      $fmt = new NumberFormatter( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::DECIMAL );
	      echo "Pattern: ".$fmt->getPattern()."
";
	      echo $fmt->format(1234567.891234567890000)."
";
	      $fmt->setPattern("#0.# kg");
	      echo "Pattern: ".$fmt->getPattern()."
";
	      echo $fmt->format(1234567.891234567890000)."
";
	      ?>

       The above example will output:

       Pattern: #,##0.###
       1.234.567,891
       Pattern: #0.# kg
       1234567,9 kg

SEE ALSO
       numfmt_get_error_code(3), numfmt_create(3), numfmt_get_pattern(3).

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