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Locale::getDisplayVariant

locale_get_display_variant

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)

Locale::getDisplayVariant -- locale_get_display_variantReturns an appropriately localized display name for variants of the input locale

Description

Object-oriented style

public static Locale::getDisplayVariant(string $locale, ?string $displayLocale = null): string|false

Procedural style

locale_get_display_variant(string $locale, ?string $displayLocale = null): string|false

Returns an appropriately localized display name for variants of the input locale. If is null then the default locale is used.

Parameters

locale

The locale to return a display variant for

displayLocale

Optional format locale to use to display the variant name

Return Values

Display name of the variant for the locale in the format appropriate for displayLocale, or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 displayLocale is nullable now.

Examples

Example #1 locale_get_display_variant() example

<?php
echo locale_get_display_variant('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'en');
echo
";\n";
echo
locale_get_display_variant('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'fr');
echo
";\n";
echo
locale_get_display_variant('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'de');
?>

Example #2 OO example

<?php
echo Locale::getDisplayVariant('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'en');
echo
";\n";
echo
Locale::getDisplayVariant('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'fr');
echo
";\n";
echo
Locale::getDisplayVariant('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'de');
?>

The above example will output:

Natisone dialect;
dialecte de Natisone;
NEDIS

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