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^MessageFormatterLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

MessageFormatter::getLocale

msgfmt_get_locale

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

MessageFormatter::getLocale -- msgfmt_get_locale — Get the locale for which the formatter was created

Description

Object-oriented style

public function MessageFormatter::getLocale(): string

Procedural style

function msgfmt_get_locale(MessageFormatter $formatter): string

Get the locale for which the formatter was created.

Parameters

formatter

The formatter resource

Return Values

The locale name

Examples

Example #1 msgfmt_get_locale() example

<?php
$fmt = msgfmt_create('en_US', "Number {0,number}");
echo msgfmt_get_locale($fmt);
?>

Example #2 OO example

<?php
$fmt = new MessageFormatter('en_US', "Number {0,number}");
echo $fmt->getLocale();
?>

The above example will output:

en_US

See Also


<MessageFormatter::getErrorMessageMessageFormatter::getPattern>
^MessageFormatterLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026