Summary

Formats misc. numbers (times, dates, currencies, numbers, etc.).

Usage

input|l10n( type )

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required
type	string	The format that should be used.	Yes.

Returns

A string containing a formatted version of the input parameter.

Description

This operator formats/localizes miscellaneous numeric values according to the current locale settings. The value that should be formatted must be input using the input parameter. The "type" parameter must be used to select the desired format. The following list reveals the available formats/types.

• time
• shorttime
• date
• shortdate
• datetime
• shortdatetime
• currency
• clean_currency
• number

Examples

Example 1

{def $number=1234.567
     $timestamp=currentdate()}
 
time:           {$timestamp|l10n( 'time' )}
shorttime:      {$timestamp|l10n( 'shorttime' )}
date:           {$timestamp|l10n( 'date' )}
shortdate:      {$timestamp|l10n( 'shortdate' )}
datetime:       {$timestamp|l10n( 'datetime' )}
shortdatetime:  {$timestamp|l10n( 'shortdatetime' )}
currency:       {$number|l10n( 'currency' )}
clean_currency: {$number|l10n( 'clean_currency' )}
number:         {$number|l10n( 'number' )}
 

If the current locale is "eng-GB", the following output will be produced:

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