Programming PHP, 3rd Edition

Name

localeconv

Synopsis

array localeconv()

Returns an associative array of information about the current locale’s numeric and monetary formatting. The array contains the following elements:

decimal_point	Decimal-point character
thousands_sep	Separator character for thousands
grouping	Array of numeric groupings; indicates where the number should be separated using the thousands separator character
int_curr_symbol	International currency symbol (e.g., USD)
currency_symbol	Local currency symbol (e.g., $)
mon_decimal_point	Decimal-point character for monetary values
mon_thousands_sep	Separator character for thousands in monetary values
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	true if the local currency symbol precedes a positive value; false if it follows the value
p_sep_by_space	true if a space separates the local currency symbol from a positive value
p_sign_posn	0 if parentheses surround the value and currency symbol for positive values, 1 if the sign precedes the currency symbol and value, 2 if the sign follows the currency symbol and value, 3 if the sign precedes the currency symbol, and 4 if the sign follows the currency symbol
n_cs_precedes	true if the local currency symbol precedes a negative value; false if it follows the value
n_sep_by_space	true if a space separates the local currency symbol from a negative value
n_sign_posn	0 if parentheses surround the value and currency symbol ...