From: Rob Biedenharn <Rob@...>
Date: 2009-02-19T05:00:11+09:00
Subject: Re: Word with an 'S' if quantity > 1

On Feb 18, 2009, at 2:39 PM, snex wrote:

> On Feb 18, 1:29 pm, Guillaume Loader <picpi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello everyone!
>>
>> Is there a method to add an 'S' to a word if there are more than 1 ?
>>
>> For example : 1 day / 2 days ...
>>
>> Or do I need to create an if statement?
>>
>> Thank you!
>> --
>> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
> try String#pluralize from the active_support gem


Or roll your own if you have a simple need:

3.times do |n|
   puts "call me in #{n} day#{'s' unless n==1}"
end
call me in 0 days
call me in 1 day
call me in 2 days
=> 3

But if you don't know the noun that you'll be counting ('day'), then  
the Inflector from ActiveSupport is the way to go. (snex's  
recommendation of String#pluralize uses the Inflector internally).


-Rob

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