MessageFormatter::setPattern

msgfmt_set_pattern

Set the pattern used by the formatter

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public `bool` `MessageFormatter::setPattern` `string` `pattern`

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`bool` `msgfmt_set_pattern` `MessageFormatter` `formatter` `string` `pattern`

Set the pattern used by the formatter

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`formatter`

- The message formatter

`pattern`

- The pattern `string` to use in this message formatter. The pattern uses an 'apostrophe-friendly' syntax; see Quoting/Escaping for details.

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### `msgfmt_set_pattern` example

    <?php
    $fmt = msgfmt_create( "en_US", "{0, number} monkeys on {1, number} trees" );
    echo "Default pattern: '" . msgfmt_get_pattern( $fmt ) . "'\n";
    echo "Formatting result: " . msgfmt_format( $fmt, array(123, 456) ) . "\n";

    msgfmt_set_pattern( $fmt, "{0, number} trees hosting {1, number} monkeys" );
    echo "New pattern: '" . msgfmt_get_pattern( $fmt ) . "'\n";
    echo "Formatted number: " . msgfmt_format( $fmt, array(123, 456) ) . "\n";
    ?>

### OO example

    <?php
    $fmt = new MessageFormatter( "en_US", "{0, number} monkeys on {1, number} trees" );
    echo "Default pattern: '" . $fmt->getPattern() . "'\n";
    echo "Formatting result: " . $fmt->format(array(123, 456)) . "\n";

    $fmt->setPattern("{0, number} trees hosting {1, number} monkeys" );
    echo "New pattern: '" . $fmt->getPattern() . "'\n";
    echo "Formatted number: " . $fmt->format(array(123, 456)) . "\n";
    ?>

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    Default pattern: '{0,number} monkeys on {1,number} trees'
    Formatting result: 123 monkeys on 456 trees
    New pattern: '{0,number} trees hosting {1,number} monkeys'
    Formatted number: 123 trees hosting 456 monkeys

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- `msgfmt_create`
- `msgfmt_get_pattern`