PHP string setlocale() Function

The string setlocale() function is in-built function of PHP. It is used to set local information. It returns the new current locale and False if the locale functionality is not implemented.

Note: It returns value depends on the system.

Syntax:

Parameter	Description	Required/Optional
constant	Specify the local information to be set. Following constant: LC_ALL: For all of the below LC_COLLATE: Sort order LC_CTYPE: Character classification and conversion (e.g. all characters should be lower or upper-case) LC_MESSAGES: System message formatting LC_MONETARY: Monetary/currency formatting LC_NUMERIC: Numeric formatting LC_TIME: Date and time formatting	required
Location	Specify what country/region to set the local information.	Required

Example 1

<?php
 $location="US";
 echo "Your Location is:".$location;
 echo "<br>";
 echo "By using setlocale() function:".setlocale(LC_ALL,"$location");
?>

Output:

Your Location is:US
By using setlocale() function:English_United States.1252

Example 2

<?php
 echo "Your Location is: NULL";
 echo "<br>";
 echo "By using setlocale() function:".setlocale(LC_ALL,NULL);
?>

Output:

Your Location is: NULL
By using setlocale() function:English_United States.1252

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