nl_​langinfo – PHP String Functions

Syntax :

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Description :

nl_​langinfo() function returns the locale information. nl_langinfo() is used to access individual elements of the locale categories.

localeconv(), which returns all of the elements, nl_langinfo() allows you to select any specific element.

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Parameter :

• item – This is Required parameter. It tells which item to return. The following is a list of constant names for item that may be used and their description. Some of these constants may not be defined or hold no value for certain locales. Required. Specifies which element to return.

Must be one of the following elements:

[table caption=”Time and Calendar” max-width=”100%” colwidth=”25%|75%” colalign=”left|left”]
Parameter, Description

ABDAY_(1-7), Abbreviated name of the numbered day of the week.

DAY_(1-7), Name of the numbered day of the week (DAY_1 = Sunday).

ABMON_(1-12), Abbreviated name of the numbered month of the year.

MON_(1-12), Name of the numbered month of the year.

AM_STR, String for Ante meridian.

PM_STR , String for Post meridian.

D_T_FMT, String that can be used as the format string for strftime() to represent time and date.

D_FMT , String that can be used as the format string for strftime() to represent date.

T_FMT , String that can be used as the format string for strftime() to represent time

T_FMT_AMPM , String that can be used as the format string for strftime() to represent time in 12-hour format with ante/post meridian.

ERA , Alternate era.

ERA_YEAR , Year in alternate era format.

ERA_D_T_FMT , Date and time in alternate era format (string can be used in strftime()).

ERA_D_FMT , Date in alternate era format (string can be used in strftime()).

ERA_T_FMT , Time in alternate era format (string can be used in strftime()).

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[table caption=”Monetary Category” max-width=”100%” colwidth=”25%|75%” colalign=”left|left”]
Parameter, Description

INT_CURR_SYMBOL, Currency symbol (example: USD)

CURRENCY_SYMBOL, Currency symbol (example: $)

CRNCYSTR, Same as CURRENCY_SYMBOL

MON_DECIMAL_POINT, Monetary decimal point character

MON_THOUSANDS_SEP, Monetary thousands separator

POSITIVE_SIGN, Positive value character

NEGATIVE_SIGN,Negative value character

MON_GROUPING, Array displaying how monetary numbers are grouped (example: 1 000 000)

INT_FRAC_DIGITS, International fractional digits

FRAC_DIGITS, Local fractional digits

P_CS_PRECEDES, True (1) if currency symbol is placed in front of a positive value otherwise False (0) if it is placed behind

P_SEP_BY_SPACE, True (1) if there is a spaces between the currency symbol and a positive value otherwise False (0) otherwise

N_CS_PRECEDES, True (1) if currency symbol is placed in front of a negative value otherwise False (0) if it is placed behind

N_SEP_BY_SPACE, True (1) if there is a spaces between the currency symbol and a negative value otherwise False (0)

P_SIGN_POSN, Formatting setting. Possible return values:

,0 – Parentheses surround the quantity and currency symbol

,1 – The sign string is placed in front of the quantity and currency symbol

,2 – The sign string is placed after the quantity and currency symbol

,3 – The sign string is placed immediately in front of the currency symbol

,4 – The sign string is placed immediately after the currency symbol

N_SIGN_POSN, Formatting setting. Possible return values:

,0 – Parentheses surround the quantity and currency symbol

,1 – The sign string is placed in front of the quantity and currency symbol

,2 – The sign string is placed after the quantity and currency symbol

,3 – The sign string is placed immediately in front of the currency symbol

,4 – The sign string is placed immediately after the currency symbol

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[table caption=”Numeric Category” max-width=”100%” colwidth=”25%|75%” colalign=”left|left”]
Parameter, Description
DECIMAL_POINT, Decimal point character
RADIXCHAR, Same as DECIMAL_POINT
THOUSANDS_SEP, Separator character for thousands
THOUSEP, Same as THOUSANDS_SEP
GROUPING, Array displaying how numbers are grouped (example: 1 000 000)
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[table caption=”Messaging Category” max-width=”100%” colwidth=”25%|75%” colalign=”left|left”]
Parameter, Description
YESEXPR, Regex string for matching ‘yes’ input
NOEXPR, Regex string for matching ‘no’ input
YESSTR, Output string for ‘yes’
NOSTR, Output string for ‘no’
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[table caption=”Code set Category” max-width=”100%” colwidth=”25%|75%” colalign=”left|left”]
Parameter, Description
CODESET, Return a string with the name of the character encoding.
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Output :

This function will returns the specific information on success, or FALSE on failure.

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Related articles :  localeconv(), setlocale().

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