method
pluralize
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- Class:
String
pluralize(count = nil)public
Returns the plural form of the word in the string.
If the optional parameter count is specified, the singular form will be returned if count == 1. For any other value of count the plural will be returned.
Examples
"post".pluralize # => "posts" "octopus".pluralize # => "octopi" "sheep".pluralize # => "sheep" "words".pluralize # => "words" "the blue mailman".pluralize # => "the blue mailmen" "CamelOctopus".pluralize # => "CamelOctopi" "apple".pluralize(1) # => "apple" "apple".pluralize(2) # => "apples"
1Note
Pluralize with Text.
== Example 1 person or 3 people
== Use a View Helper pluralize( 1, 'person' ) # => 1 person
pluralize( 2, 'person' )
# => 2 people
# In practice.
pluralize( Person.count, 'person' )
== See http://apidock.com/rails/ActionView/Helpers/TextHelper/pluralize