NumberFormatter::format

numfmt_format

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

NumberFormatter::format -- numfmt_format — Format a number

Description

Object oriented style

string NumberFormatter::format ( number $value [, int $type ] )

Procedural style

string numfmt_format ( NumberFormatter $fmt , number $value [, int $type ] )

Format a numeric value according to the formatter rules.

Parameters

fmt

NumberFormatter object.

value

The value to format. Can be integer or float, other values will be converted to a numeric value.

type

The formatting type to use.

Return Values

Returns the string containing formatted value, or FALSE on error.

Examples

Example #1 numfmt_format() example

<?php
$fmt = numfmt_create( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::DECIMAL );
$data = numfmt_format($fmt, 1234567.891234567890000);
if(intl_is_failure(numfmt_format($fmt))) {
    report_error("Formatter error");
}
?>

Example #2 OO example

<?php
$fmt = new NumberFormatter( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::DECIMAL );
$fmt->format(1234567.891234567890000);
if(intl_is_failure($fmt->getErrorCode())) {
    report_error("Formatter error");
}
?>

The above example will output:

1.234.567,891

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