(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)
Locale::getDisplayName -- locale_get_display_name — Returns an appropriately localized display name for the input locale
Object-oriented style
public static Locale::getDisplayName(string $locale, ?string $displayLocale = null): string|false
Procedural style
locale_get_display_name(string $locale, ?string $displayLocale = null): string|false
Returns an appropriately localized display name for the input locale. If locale is null then the default locale is used.
localeThe locale to return a display name for.
displayLocaleoptional format locale
Display name of the locale in the format appropriate for displayLocale, or false on failure.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | displayLocale is nullable now. |
Example #1 locale_get_display_name() example
<?php
echo locale_get_display_name('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'en');
echo ";\n";
echo locale_get_display_name('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'fr');
echo ";\n";
echo locale_get_display_name('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'de');
?> Example #2 OO example
<?php
echo Locale::getDisplayName('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'en');
echo ";\n";
echo Locale::getDisplayName('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'fr');
echo ";\n";
echo Locale::getDisplayName('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'de');
?> The above example will output:
Slovenian (Latin, Italy, Natisone dialect); slov\xc3\xa8ne (latin, Italie, dialecte de Natisone; Slowenisch (Lateinisch, Italien, NEDIS)
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