Locale::lookup
Locale::lookup
locale_lookup
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)
Locale::lookup -- locale_lookup — Searches the language tag list for the best match to the language
Description
Object oriented style
public static string Locale::lookup ( array $langtag , string $locale [, bool $canonicalize = false [, string $default ]] )
Procedural style
string locale_lookup ( array $langtag , string $locale [, bool $canonicalize = false [, string $default ]] )
Searches the items in langtag for the best match to the language range specified in locale according to RFC 4647's lookup algorithm.
Parameters
langtag
An array containing a list of language tags to compare to locale. Maximum 100 items allowed.
locale
The locale to use as the language range when matching.
canonicalize
If true, the arguments will be converted to canonical form before matching.
default
The locale to use if no match is found.
Return Values
The closest matching language tag or default value.
Examples
Example #1 locale_lookup() example
<?php
$arr = array(
'de-DEVA',
'de-DE-1996',
'de',
'de-De'
echo locale_lookup($arr, 'de-DE-1996-x-prv1-prv2', true, 'en_US'
?>
Example #2 OO example
<?php
$arr = array(
'de-DEVA',
'de-DE-1996',
'de',
'de-De'
echo Locale::lookup($arr, 'de-DE-1996-x-prv1-prv2', true, 'en_US'
?>
The above example will output:
de_de_1996
See Also
- locale_filter_matches() - Checks if a language tag filter matches with locale
← Locale::getScript
Locale::parseLocale →
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