Use an array to translate value in PHP

Description

The following code shows how to use an array to translate value.

Example


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<?php
  $monthName = array(
    1=>"January", "February", "March",
    "April", "May", "June",
    "July", "August", "September",
    "October", "November", "December",

    "Jan"=>"January", "Feb"=>"February",
    "Mar"=>"March", "Apr"=>"April",
    "May"=>"May", "Jun"=>"June",
    "Jul"=>"July", "Aug"=>"August",
    "Sep"=>"September", "Oct"=>"October",
    "Nov"=>"November", "Dec"=>"December",

    "January"=>"January", "February"=>"February",
    "March"=>"March", "April"=>"April",
    "May"=>"May", "June"=>"June",
    "July"=>"July", "August"=>"August",
    "September"=>"September", "October"=>"October",
    "November"=>"November", "December"=>"December"
  );

  print("Month 5 is " . $monthName[5] . "<br>\n");
  print("Month Aug is " . $monthName["Aug"] . "<br>\n");
  print("Month June is " . $monthName["June"] . "<br>\n");
?>

The code above generates the following result.





















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