method

apply_inflections

v4.2.7 - Show latest stable - Class: ActiveSupport::Inflector

apply_inflections(word, rules)

private

Applies inflection rules for singularize and pluralize.

apply_inflections('post', inflections.plurals)    # => "posts"
apply_inflections('posts', inflections.singulars) # => "post"

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/inflector/methods.rb, line 371
    def apply_inflections(word, rules)
      result = word.to_s.dup

      if word.empty? || inflections.uncountables.include?(result.downcase[/\b\w+\Z/])
        result
      else
        rules.each { |(rule, replacement)| break if result.sub!(rule, replacement) }
        result
      end
    end

apply_inflections

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