nl_langinfo() - string

nl_langinfo() is used to access individual elements of
   the locale categories.  Unlike localeconv(), which
   returns all of the elements, nl_langinfo() allows you
   to select any specific element.

Parameters : 
 item - item may be an integer value of the element or the
       constant name of the element. The following is a list of constant names
       for item that may be used and their description.
       Some of these constants may not be defined or hold no value for certain
       locales.
       
nl_langinfo Constants




Constant
Description




LC_TIME Category Constants


ABDAY_(1-7)
Abbreviated name of n-th day of the week.


DAY_(1-7)
Name of the n-th day of the week (DAY_1 = Sunday).


ABMON_(1-12)
Abbreviated name of the n-th month of the year.


MON_(1-12)
Name of the n-th month of the year.


AM_STR
String for Ante meridian.


PM_STR
String for Post meridian.


D_T_FMT
String that can be used as the format string for strftime() to represent time and date.


D_FMT
String that can be used as the format string for strftime() to represent date.


T_FMT
String that can be used as the format string for strftime() to represent time.


T_FMT_AMPM
String that can be used as the format string for strftime() to represent time in 12-hour format with ante/post meridian.


ERA
Alternate era.


ERA_YEAR
Year in alternate era format.


ERA_D_T_FMT
Date and time in alternate era format (string can be used in strftime()).


ERA_D_FMT
Date in alternate era format (string can be used in strftime()).


ERA_T_FMT
Time in alternate era format (string can be used in strftime()).


LC_MONETARY Category Constants


INT_CURR_SYMBOL
International currency symbol.


CURRENCY_SYMBOL
Local currency symbol.


CRNCYSTR
Same value as CURRENCY_SYMBOL.


MON_DECIMAL_POINT
Decimal point character.


MON_THOUSANDS_SEP
Thousands separator (groups of three digits).


MON_GROUPING
Like "grouping" element.


POSITIVE_SIGN
Sign for positive values.


NEGATIVE_SIGN
Sign for negative values.


INT_FRAC_DIGITS
International fractional digits.


FRAC_DIGITS
Local fractional digits.


P_CS_PRECEDES
Returns 1 if CURRENCY_SYMBOL precedes a positive value.


P_SEP_BY_SPACE
Returns 1 if a space separates CURRENCY_SYMBOL from a positive value.


N_CS_PRECEDES
Returns 1 if CURRENCY_SYMBOL precedes a negative value.


N_SEP_BY_SPACE
Returns 1 if a space separates CURRENCY_SYMBOL from a negative value.


P_SIGN_POSN




                Returns 0 if parentheses surround the quantity and CURRENCY_SYMBOL.
              



               Returns 1 if the sign string precedes the quantity and CURRENCY_SYMBOL.
              



               Returns 2 if the sign string follows the quantity and CURRENCY_SYMBOL.
              



               Returns 3 if the sign string immediately precedes the CURRENCY_SYMBOL.
              



               Returns 4 if the sign string immediately follows the CURRENCY_SYMBOL.
              





N_SIGN_POSN


LC_NUMERIC Category Constants


DECIMAL_POINT
Decimal point character.


RADIXCHAR
Same value as DECIMAL_POINT.


THOUSANDS_SEP
Separator character for thousands (groups of three digits).


THOUSEP
Same value as THOUSANDS_SEP.


GROUPING
 


LC_MESSAGES Category Constants


YESEXPR
Regex string for matching "yes" input.


NOEXPR
Regex string for matching "no" input.


YESSTR
Output string for "yes".


NOSTR
Output string for "no".


LC_CTYPE Category Constants


CODESET
Return a string with the name of the character encoding. 

Syntax

string nl_langinfo
    ( int $item
   )

Example

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