The localeconv() function is used to get numeric formatting information. It returns the following array elements −
[decimal_point] - Decimal point character
[thousands_sep] - Thousands separator
[int_curr_symbol] - Currency symbol (example: USD)
[currency_symbol] - Currency symbol (example: $)
[mon_decimal_point] - Monetary decimal point character
[mon_thousands_sep] - Monetary thousands separator
[positive_sign] - Positive value character
[negative_sign] - Negative value character
[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 options −
0 - Parentheses surround the quantity and currency symbol
1 - The + sign is placed in front of the quantity and currency symbol
2 - The + sign is placed after the quantity and currency symbol
3 - The + sign is placed immediately in front of the currency symbol
4 - The + sign is placed immediately after the currency symbol
[n_sign_posn] - Formatting options −
0 - Parentheses surround the quantity and currency symbol
1 - The - sign is placed in front of the quantity and currency symbol
2 - The - sign is placed after the quantity and currency symbol
3 - The - sign is placed immediately in front of the currency symbol
4 - The - sign is placed immediately after the currency symbol
[grouping] - Array displaying how numbers are grouped (example: 3 indicates 1 000 000)
[mon_grouping] - Array displaying how monetary numbers are grouped (example: 2 indicates 1 00 00 00)
Syntax
localeconv()
Parameters
- NA
Return
The localeconv() function returns data based upon the current locale as set by setlocale().
Example
The following is an example −
<?php setlocale(LC_ALL,"US"); $info = localeconv(); print_r($info); ?>
Output
The following is the output −
Array ( [decimal_point] => . [thousands_sep] => [int_curr_symbol] => [currency_symbol] => [mon_decimal_point] => [mon_thousands_sep] => [positive_sign] => [negative_sign] => [int_frac_digits] => 127 [frac_digits] => 127 [p_cs_precedes] => 127 [p_sep_by_space] => 127 [n_cs_precedes] => 127 [n_sep_by_space] => 127 [p_sign_posn] => 127 [n_sign_posn] => 127 [grouping] => Array ( ) [mon_grouping] => Array ( ) )