PHP nl_langinfo() Function
Definition
The nl_langinfo() function returns specific local information.
Syntax
nl_langinfo(element)Parameter
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| element | Required. Specifies which element to return. Must be one of the following elements: |
nl_langinfo Constants
LC_TIME Category Constants
- ABDAY_(1-7) Abbreviated name of n-th day of the week.
- DAY_(1-7) Name of the n-th day of the week (DAY_1 = Sunday).
- ABMON_(1-12) Abbreviated name of the n-th month of the year.
- MON_(1-12) Name of the n-th 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()).
LC_MONETARY Category Constants
- INT_CURR_SYMBOL International currency symbol.
- CURRENCY_SYMBOL Local currency symbol.
- CRNCYSTR Same value as CURRENCY_SYMBOL.
- MON_DECIMAL_POINT Decimal point character.
- MON_THOUSANDS_SEP Thousands separator (groups of three digits).
- MON_GROUPING Like "grouping" element.
- POSITIVE_SIGN Sign for positive values.
- NEGATIVE_SIGN Sign for negative values.
- INT_FRAC_DIGITS International fractional digits.
- FRAC_DIGITS Local fractional digits.
- P_CS_PRECEDES Returns 1 if CURRENCY_SYMBOL precedes a positive value.
- P_SEP_BY_SPACE Returns 1 if a space separates CURRENCY_SYMBOL from a positive value.
- N_CS_PRECEDES Returns 1 if CURRENCY_SYMBOL precedes a negative value.
- N_SEP_BY_SPACE Returns 1 if a space separates CURRENCY_SYMBOL from a negative value.
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P_SIGN_POSN
- Returns 0 if parentheses surround the quantity and CURRENCY_SYMBOL.
- Returns 1 if the sign string precedes the quantity and CURRENCY_SYMBOL.
- Returns 2 if the sign string follows the quantity and CURRENCY_SYMBOL.
- Returns 3 if the sign string immediately precedes the CURRENCY_SYMBOL.
- Returns 4 if the sign string immediately follows the CURRENCY_SYMBOL.
LC_NUMERIC Category Constants
- DECIMAL_POINT Decimal point character.
- RADIXCHAR Same value as DECIMAL_POINT.
- THOUSANDS_SEP Separator character for thousands (groups of three digits).
- THOUSEP Same value as THOUSANDS_SEP.
- GROUPING
LC_MESSAGES Category Constants
- YESEXPR Regex string for matching "yes" input.
- NOEXPR Regex string for matching "no" input.
- YESSTR Output string for "yes".
- NOSTR Output string for "no".
LC_CTYPE Category Constants
- CODESET Return a string with the name of the character encoding.
Return
Returns the element as a string, or FALSE if item is not valid.
Note
This function does not work on Windows platforms.