PHP localeconv Function

What is localeconv Function?

Explanation

This function is used to get numeric formatting information.

The following are the array elements returned by the localeconv function.
ELEMENTS DESCRIPTION
decimal_point Decimal point character
thousands_sep Thousands separator
grouping Array containing numeric groupings
int_curr_symbol Currency symbol
currency_symbol Local currency symbol
mon_decimal_point Monetary decimal point character
mon_thousands_sep Monetary thousands separator
mon_grouping Array containing monetary groupings
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 TRUE if currency_symbol precedes a positive value, FALSE if it succeeds one
p_sep_by_space TRUE if a space separates currency_symbol from a positive value, FALSE otherwise
n_cs_precedes TRUE if currency_symbol precedes a negative value, FALSE if it succeeds one
n_sep_by_space TRUE if a space separates currency_symbol from a negative value, FALSE otherwise
p_sign_posn This can have values 0-4 to specify the position of the "+" sign.
n_sign_posn This can have values 0-4 to specify the position of the "-" sign.

Syntax:


localeconv()

Example :


<?php
setlocale(LC_ALL, 'nl_NL.UTF-8@euro');
$locale_info = localeconv();
print_r($locale_info);
?>
Result :

Array
(
[decimal_point] => .
[thousands_sep] =>
[int_curr_symbol] => EUR
[currency_symbol] =>
[mon_decimal_point] => ,
[mon_thousands_sep] =>
[positive_sign] =>
[negative_sign] => -
[int_frac_digits] => 2
[frac_digits] => 2
[p_cs_precedes] => 1
[p_sep_by_space] => 1
[n_cs_precedes] => 1
[n_sep_by_space] => 1
[p_sign_posn] => 1
[n_sign_posn] => 2
[grouping] => Array
(
)
[mon_grouping] => Array
(
[0] => 3
[1] => 3
)
)

In the above example displays the array with elements for the specified setlocale option.

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