NumberFormatter::setPattern

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

Set formatter pattern

public bool NumberFormatter::setPattern ( string $pattern )

Object oriented style

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.

Returns:

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples:

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";
?>

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";
?>