NumberFormatter::setPattern
numfmt_set_pattern
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)
NumberFormatter::setPattern -- numfmt_set_pattern — Set formatter pattern
Description
Object oriented style
bool
NumberFormatter::setPattern
( string $pattern
)
Procedural style
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
See Also
- numfmt_get_error_code() - Get formatter's last error code.
- numfmt_create() - Create a number formatter
- numfmt_get_pattern() - Get formatter pattern