Package io.inversion.utils

Class Pluralizer

java.lang.Object

io.inversion.utils.Pluralizer

public class Pluralizer
extends Object

Transforms English words from singular to plural form.

Examples:

    English.plural("word") = "words";

    English.plural("cat", 1) = "cat";
    English.plural("cat", 2) = "cats";
 

Based on An Algorithmic Approach to English Pluralization by Damian Conway.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Pluralizer()
Pluralizer(io.inversion.utils.Pluralizer.MODE mode)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected void	categoryRule(String[] list, String singular, String plural)
protected String	getPlural(String word)
String	getPlural(String word, int count)	Returns singular or plural form of the word based on count.
protected void	irregular(String[][] list)
protected void	irregular(String singular, String plural)
static String	plural(String word)	Returns plural form of the given word.
static String	plural(String word, int count)	Returns singular or plural form of the word based on count.
protected void	rule(String[][] list)
protected void	rule(String singular, String plural)
static void	setMode(io.inversion.utils.Pluralizer.MODE mode)
protected void	uncountable(String[] list)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

Pluralizer

public Pluralizer()

Pluralizer

public Pluralizer(io.inversion.utils.Pluralizer.MODE mode)

Method Details

plural

public static String plural(String word)

Returns plural form of the given word. For instance:

 
 English.plural("cat") == "cats";
 
 

Parameters:

word - word in singular form

Returns:

plural form of given word

plural

public static String plural(String word,
 int count)

Returns singular or plural form of the word based on count. For instance:

 
 English.plural("cat", 1) == "cat";
 English.plural("cat", 2) == "cats";
 
 

Parameters:

word - word in singular form

count - word count

Returns:

form of the word correct for given count

setMode

public static void setMode(io.inversion.utils.Pluralizer.MODE mode)

getPlural

public String getPlural(String word,
 int count)

Returns singular or plural form of the word based on count.

Parameters:

word - word in singular form

count - word count

Returns:

form of the word correct for given count

getPlural

protected String getPlural(String word)

uncountable

protected void uncountable(String[] list)

irregular

protected void irregular(String singular,
 String plural)

irregular

protected void irregular(String[][] list)

rule

protected void rule(String singular,
 String plural)

rule

protected void rule(String[][] list)

categoryRule

protected void categoryRule(String[] list,
 String singular,
 String plural)