php-doc-en/reference/intl/messageformatter/create.xml

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 <refnamediv>
  <refname>MessageFormatter::create</refname>
  <refname>MessageFormatter::__construct</refname>
  <refname>msgfmt_create</refname>
  <refpurpose>Constructs a new Message Formatter</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <para>
   Object oriented style (method)
  </para>
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>MessageFormatter</type>
   <methodname>MessageFormatter::create</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>locale</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>pattern</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Object oriented style (constructor):
  </para>
  <constructorsynopsis>
   <methodname>MessageFormatter::__construct</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>locale</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>pattern</parameter></methodparam>
  </constructorsynopsis>
  <para>
   Procedural style
  </para>
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>MessageFormatter</type>
   <methodname>msgfmt_create</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>locale</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>pattern</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Constructs a new Message Formatter
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>locale</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The locale to use when formatting arguments
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>pattern</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The pattern string to stick arguments into. 
       The pattern uses an 'apostrophe-friendly' syntax; it is run through
       <link
       xlink:href="&url.icu.autoQuoteApostrophe;">umsg_autoQuoteApostrophe</link> 
       before being interpreted.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>


 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   The formatter <type>object</type>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <example>
   <title><function>msgfmt_create</function> example</title>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?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));
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
  </example>
  <example>
   <title>OO example</title>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?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));
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
  </example>
  &example.outputs;
  <screen>
   <![CDATA[
4,560 monkeys on 123 trees make 37.073 monkeys per tree
4.560 Affen auf 123 Bäumen sind 37,073 Affen pro Baum
]]>
  </screen>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>msgfmt_format</function></member>
    <member><function>msgfmt_parse</function></member>
    <member><function>msgfmt_get_error_code</function></member>
    <member><function>msgfmt_get_error_message</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>
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