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# MessageFormatter::setPattern

# msgfmt_set_pattern

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msgfmt_set_pattern — Set the pattern used by the formatter

### Description

Object oriented style

boolean MessageFormatter::setPattern ( string `$pattern` )

Procedural style

boolean msgfmt_set_pattern ( MessageFormatter `$fmt` , string `$pattern` )

Set the pattern used by the formatter

### Parameters

`fmt`

  The message formatter

`pattern`

  The pattern string to use in this message formatter. The pattern uses an 'apostrophe-friendly' syntax; it is run through » umsg_autoQuoteApostrophe before being interpreted.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example#1 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";
?>`

Example#2 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";
?>`

The above example will output:

    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

### See Also

- msgfmt_create()
- msgfmt_get_pattern()

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