php-doc-en/reference/intl/messageformatter/format-message.xml

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 <refnamediv>
  <refname>MessageFormatter::formatMessage</refname>
  <refname>msgfmt_format_message</refname>
  <refpurpose>Quick format message</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <para>
   &style.oop;
  </para>
  <methodsynopsis>
   <modifier>public</modifier>
   <modifier>static</modifier>
   <type>string</type>
   <methodname>MessageFormatter::formatMessage</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>locale</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>pattern</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>args</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   &style.procedural;
  </para>
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>string</type>
   <methodname>msgfmt_format_message</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>locale</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>pattern</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>args</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Quick formatting function that formats the string without having to
   explicitly create the formatter object. Use this function when the format
   operation is done only once and does not need and parameters or state to be
   kept.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>locale</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The locale to use for formatting locale-dependent parts
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>pattern</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The pattern <type>string</type> to insert things 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>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>args</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The <type>array</type> of values to insert into the format <type>string</type>
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>


 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   The formatted pattern string or &false; if an error occurred
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <example>
   <title><function>msgfmt_format_message</function> example</title>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
echo msgfmt_format_message("en_US", "{0,number,integer} monkeys on {1,number,integer} trees make {2,number} monkeys per tree\n", array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
echo msgfmt_format_message("de", "{0,number,integer} Affen auf {1,number,integer} Bäumen sind {2,number} Affen pro Baum\n", array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
  </example>
  <example>
   <title>OO example</title>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
echo MessageFormatter::formatMessage("en_US", "{0,number,integer} monkeys on {1,number,integer} trees make {2,number} monkeys per tree\n", array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
echo MessageFormatter::formatMessage("de", "{0,number,integer} Affen auf {1,number,integer} Bäumen sind {2,number} Affen pro Baum\n", 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_create</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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