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http_negotiate_language

(PECL pecl_http >= 0.1.0)

http_negotiate_languageNegotiate client's preferred language

Description

string http_negotiate_language ( array $supported [, array &$result ] )

This function negotiates the clients preferred language based on its Accept-Language HTTP header. The qualifier is recognized and languages without qualifier are rated highest. The qualifier will be decreased by 10% for partial matches (i.e. matching primary language).

Parameters

supported

array containing the supported languages as values

result

will be filled with an array containing the negotiation results

Return Values

Returns the negotiated language or the default language (i.e. first array entry) if none match.

Examples

Example #1 Using http_negotiate_language()

<?php
$langs 
= array(
        
'en-US',// default
        
'fr',
        
'fr-FR',
        
'de',
        
'de-DE',
        
'de-AT',
        
'de-CH',
);

include 
'./langs/'http_negotiate_language($langs$result) .'.php';

print_r($result);
?>


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