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# MessageFormatter::create

# MessageFormatter::__construct

# msgfmt_create

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msgfmt_create — Constructs a new Message Formatter

### Description

Object oriented style (method)

MessageFormatter MessageFormatter::create ( string `$locale` , string `$pattern` )

Object oriented style (constructor):

MessageFormatter::__construct ( string `$locale` , string `$pattern` )

Procedural style

MessageFormatter msgfmt_create ( string `$locale` , string `$pattern` )

Constructs a new Message Formatter

### Parameters

`locale`

  The locale to use when formatting arguments

`pattern`

  The pattern string to stick arguments into. The pattern uses an 'apostrophe-friendly' syntax; it is run through » umsg_autoQuoteApostrophe before being interpreted.

### Return Values

The formatter object

### Examples

Example#1 msgfmt_create() example

`<?php
$fmt = msgfmt_create("en_US", "{0,number,integer} monkeys on {1,number,integer} trees make {2,number} monkeys per tree");
echo msgfmt_format($fmt, array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
$fmt = msgfmt_create("de", "{0,number,integer} Affen über {1,number,integer} Bäume um {2,number} Affen pro Baum");
echo msgfmt_format($fmt, array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
?>`

Example#2 OO example

`<?php
$fmt = new MessageFormatter("en_US", "{0,number,integer} monkeys on {1,number,integer} trees make {2,number} monkeys per tree");
echo $fmt->format(array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
$fmt = new MessageFormatter("de", "{0,number,integer} Affen über {1,number,integer} Bäume um {2,number} Affen pro Baum");
echo $fmt->format(array(4560, 123, 4560/123));
?>`

The above example will output:

    4,560 monkeys on 123 trees make 37.073 monkeys per tree
    4.560 Affen über 123 Bäume um 37,073 Affen pro Baum

### See Also

- msgfmt_format()
- msgfmt_parse()
- msgfmt_get_error_code()
- msgfmt_get_error_message()

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