PHP: MessageFormatter::format - Manual

msgfmt_format

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)

MessageFormatter::format -- msgfmt_format — Format the message

Description

Object-oriented style

public function MessageFormatter::format(array $values): string|false

Parameters

formatter

The message formatter

values

Arguments to insert into the format string

Return Values

The formatted string, or false if an error occurred

Examples

<?php
$fmt = msgfmt_create("en_US", "{0,number,integer} monkeys on {1,number,integer} trees make {2,number} monkeys per tree");
echo msgfmt_format($fmt, array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
$fmt = msgfmt_create("de", "{0,number,integer} Affen auf {1,number,integer} Bäumen sind {2,number} Affen pro Baum");
echo msgfmt_format($fmt, array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
?>

<?php
$fmt = new MessageFormatter("en_US", "{0,number,integer} monkeys on {1,number,integer} trees make {2,number} monkeys per tree");
echo $fmt->format(array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
$fmt = new MessageFormatter("de", "{0,number,integer} Affen auf {1,number,integer} Bäumen sind {2,number} Affen pro Baum");
echo $fmt->format(array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
?>

The above example will output:

4,560 monkeys on 123 trees make 37.073 monkeys per tree
4.560 Affen auf 123 Bäumen sind 37,073 Affen pro Baum

See Also

• msgfmt_create() - Constructs a new Message Formatter
• msgfmt_parse() - Parse input string according to pattern
• msgfmt_format_message() - Quick format message
• msgfmt_get_error_code() - Get the error code from last operation
• msgfmt_get_error_message() - Get the error text from the last operation