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setlocale

Name

setlocale — Sets locale information.

Synopsis

string setlocale(category, locale); mixed category: Category for which to set the locale int locale: Locale to set

Returns

String containing the name of the locale set; FALSE on error

Description

setlocale() sets the locale for the given category . A locale is a definition of language- and culture-specific behaviors for values in the environment.

The category specifies the part of the system functionality to which the locale is applied. The following table describes the valid categories.

Category	Description
LC_ALL	Applies the locale to all of the categories below
LC_COLLATE	Collation/character sorting order
LC_CTYPE	Character classification and case conversion
LC_MESSAGES	Formats used for system messages
LC_MONETARY	Monetary formatting
LC_NUMERIC	Numeric, non-monetary formatting
LC_TIME	Date and time formatting

Calls to setlocale() only modify the locale for the current script. The locale can be returned to its default value by calling setlocale(LC_ALL, '');()

Note

For more detailed information on locales, see the Open Group Locale docs.

Version

PHP 3+, PHP 4+

Example

Example 1217. Set the locale to Italian_Italy.1252

<?php
echo setlocale(LC_ALL, "it");
?>

Output:Italian_Italy.1252

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