irregular(singular, plural)
public
Specifies a new irregular
that applies to both pluralization and singularization at the same time.
This can only be used for strings, not regular expressions. You simply pass
the irregular
in singular and
plural
form.
irregular 'octopus', 'octopi'
irregular 'person', 'people'
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def irregular(singular, plural)
@uncountables.delete(singular)
@uncountables.delete(plural)
s0 = singular[0]
srest = singular[1..-1]
p0 = plural[0]
prest = plural[1..-1]
if s0.upcase == p0.upcase
plural(/(#{s0})#{srest}$/, '\1' + prest)
plural(/(#{p0})#{prest}$/, '\1' + prest)
singular(/(#{s0})#{srest}$/, '\1' + srest)
singular(/(#{p0})#{prest}$/, '\1' + srest)
else
plural(/#{s0.upcase}(?i)#{srest}$/, p0.upcase + prest)
plural(/#{s0.downcase}(?i)#{srest}$/, p0.downcase + prest)
plural(/#{p0.upcase}(?i)#{prest}$/, p0.upcase + prest)
plural(/#{p0.downcase}(?i)#{prest}$/, p0.downcase + prest)
singular(/#{s0.upcase}(?i)#{srest}$/, s0.upcase + srest)
singular(/#{s0.downcase}(?i)#{srest}$/, s0.downcase + srest)
singular(/#{p0.upcase}(?i)#{prest}$/, s0.upcase + srest)
singular(/#{p0.downcase}(?i)#{prest}$/, s0.downcase + srest)
end
end
RSpec
Ruby on Rails
Ruby
instance
acronym
clear
= protected
