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must be between 1 and 7
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Description
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When processing days of the week as an integers, the days are represented by the integers from 1 (Monday) to 7 (Sunday). Other values are non used, and are reported as faulty.

Example
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.. code-block:: php

   <?php
   
   $c = new IntlGregorianCalendar(NULL, 'pt_PT');
   
   try {
       var_dump($c->setMinimalDaysInFirstWeek(0));
   } catch (\ValueError $e) {
       echo $e->getMessage() . \PHP_EOL;
   }
   
   ?>

Solutions
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+ Use an integer with a value between 1 and 7.