PHP | localeconv() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP localeconv() Function.

The built-in PHP localeconv() function gets the numeric formatting information.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

array localeconv ( void )

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Parameter Details

This function does not have any parameter.

Return Value

This PHP function returns data based upon the current locale as set by setlocale(). The associative array that is returned contains the following fields -

Array Elements	Description
decimal_point	It represents the decimal point character.
thousand_sep	It represents the thousands separator.
grouping	Array containing numeric groupings. Array displays how numbers are grouped. E.g., 1 000 000
int_curr_symbol	It is International Currency Symbol, i.e., USD
currency_symbol	It is local currency symbol, i.e., $
mon_decimal_point	It represents the Monetary decimal point character
mon_thousands_sep	It represents the Monetary thousands separator
Mon_grouping	Array containing monetary grouping. Array displays how monetary numbers are grouped. E.g., 1 00 00 00
positive_sign	It is the sign for the positive value.
negative_sign	It is the sign for the negative value.
int_frac_digits	It is the International fractional digits.
frac_digits	It is local fractional digits
p_cs_precedes	It will be TRUE (1) if currency_symbol precedes a positive value and FALSE (0) if it succeeds one.
n_cs_precedes	It will be TRUE (1) if currency_symbol precedes a negative value and FALSE (0) if it succeeds one.
P_sep_by_space	It will be TRUE (1) if a space separates currency_symbol from a positive value, otherwise it will be FALSE (0).
n_sep_by_space	It will be TRUE (1) if a space separates currency_symbol from a negative value, otherwise it will be FALSE (0).
p_sign_posn	0 - Parentheses surrounds the quantity and currency_symbol. 1 - The + sign string precedes the currency symbol and quantity. 2- The + sign string succeeds the quantities and currency_symbol. 3 - The + sign string immediately precedes the currency symbol. 4 - The + sign string immediately succeeds the currency symbol.
n_sign_posn	0 - Parentheses surrounds the quantity and currency_symbol. 1 - The - sign string precedes the currency symbol and quantity. 2 - The - sign string succeeds the quantities and currency_symbol. 3 - The - sign string immediately precedes the currency symbol. 4 - The - sign string immediately succeeds the currency symbol.

Example

Try out the example below -

<?php
   setlocale(LC_ALL,"US");
   $locale_info = localeconv();
   
   print_r($locale_info);
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

Array ( [decimal_point] => . [thousands_sep] => [int_curr_symbol] => [currency_symbol] => 
[mon_decimal_point] => [mon_thousands_sep] => [positive_sign] => [negative_sign] => 
[int_frac_digits] => 127 [frac_digits] => 127 [p_cs_precedes] => 127 [p_sep_by_space] => 127 
[n_cs_precedes] => 127 [n_sep_by_space] => 127 [p_sign_posn] => 127 [n_sign_posn] => 127 
[grouping] => Array ( ) [mon_grouping] => Array ( ) )

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