PHP nl_langinfo() Function

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# PHP nl_langinfo() Function

Complete PHP String Reference

## Definition and Usage

The nl_langinfo() function returns specific local information.

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

## Syntax

    nl_langinfo(element)

Parameter | Description
--- | ---

element

Required. Specifies which element to return. Must be one of the following elements:

Time and Calendar:

- 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())

Monetary Category:

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

Numeric Category:

- 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)

Messaging Category:

- YESEXPR - Regex string for matching 'yes' input
- NOEXPR - Regex string for matching 'no' input
- YESSTR - Output string for 'yes'
- NOSTR - Output string for 'no'

Code set Category:

- CODESET Return a string with the name of the character encoding.

## Tips and Notes

Note: This function does not work on Windows platforms.

Tip: Unlike the localeconv() function, which returns all local formatting information, the nl_langinfo() function returns specific information.

Complete PHP String Reference

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