NumberFormatter::setPattern

numfmt_set_pattern

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numfmt_set_pattern — Set formatter pattern

Description

Object oriented style

bool NumberFormatter::setPattern ( string $pattern )

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

fmt: NumberFormatter object.
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() example


<?php

$fmt = numfmt_create( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::DECIMAL );

echo "Pattern: ".numfmt_get_pattern($fmt)."\n";

echo numfmt_format($fmt, 1234567.891234567890000)."\n";

numfmt_set_pattern($fmt, "#0.# kg");

echo "Pattern: ".numfmt_get_pattern($fmt)."\n";

echo numfmt_format($fmt, 1234567.891234567890000)."\n";

?>

Example #2 OO example


<?php

$fmt = new NumberFormatter( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::DECIMAL );

echo "Pattern: ".$fmt->getPattern()."\n";

echo $fmt->format(1234567.891234567890000)."\n";

$fmt->setPattern("#0.# kg");

echo "Pattern: ".$fmt->getPattern()."\n";

echo $fmt->format(1234567.891234567890000)."\n";

?>

The above example will output:

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