nl_langinfo [PHP Script]

Syntax

string nl_langinfo( int $element )

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5)

$element	A code indicating which local element to retrieve.
RETURNS	A local element using the currently defined locale setting.

What it Does

Retrieves locale information for the currently set locale. Many different locale information may be retrieved from the system as shown below.

Format Flags

ABDAY_1 - ABDAY_7	Abbreviated name of the nth day of the week.
DAY_1 - DAY_7	Full name of the nth day of the week (1st day is Sunday).
ABMON_1 - ABMON_12	Abbreviated name of the nth month of the year.
MON_1 - MON_12	Full name of the nth month of the year.
AM_STR	String for Ante Meridian.
PM_STR	String for Post Meridian.
D_T_FMT	String for formatting date and time information.
D_FMT	String for formatting date values.
T_FMT	String for formatting time values.
T_FMT_AMPM	String for formatting time values in a 12-hour format with AM/PM.
ERA	String representing the Alternate Era.
ERA_YEAR	String representing the Alternate Era.
ERA_D_T_FMT	Era represented using the Alternate Era date and time format.
ERA_D_FMT	Date represented using the Alternate Era.
ERA_T_FMT	The time formatted using Alternate Era.
INT_CURR_SYMBOL	The international currency symbol for this locale.
CURR_SYMBOL	The local currency symbol for this locale.
CRNCYSTR	A synonym for CURR_SYMBOL.
MON_DECIMAL_POINT	The character used to represent a decimal point.
MON_THOUSANDS_SEP	For money formatting, the character to separate thousands.
MON_GROUPING
POSITIVE_SIGN	Character used for a positive sign on currency.
NEGATIVE_SIGN	Character used for a negative sign on currency.
INT_FRAC_DIGITS	The number of fractional digits for international represenations.
FRAC_DIGITS	The number of fractional digits for local currency representations.
P_CS_PRECEDES	1 indicates a currency symbol precedes positive money values.
P_SEP_BY_SPACE	1 indicates a space character separates the positive sign and amount.
N_CS_PRECEDES	1 indicates a currency symbol precedes negative money values.
N_SEP_BY_SPACE	1 indicates a space character separates the negative sign and amount.
P_SIGN_POSN
N_SIGN_POSN
DECIMAL_POINT	The character used to represent a decimal point.
RADIXCHAR	A synonym for DECIMAL_POINT.
THOUSANDS_SEP	A character used to separate thousands values.
THOUSEP	A synonym for THOUSANDS_SEP.
YESEXPR	A regular expression pattern for matching yes input.
NOEXPR	A regular expression pattern for matching no input.
YESSTR	The standard string used to represent yes input.
NOSTR	The standard string used to represent no input.
CODESET	A string containing the text encoding used by the locale.

Example

// get the currency symbol
$currencySymbol = nl_langinfo( CURR_SYMBOL );
echo 'Currency Symbol: ' . $currencySymbol;