Package org.atteo.evo.inflector

Class English

java.lang.Object
org.atteo.evo.inflector.TwoFormInflector
org.atteo.evo.inflector.English
public class English extends TwoFormInflector
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.

  • Field Details

    • CATEGORY_EX_ICES

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_EX_ICES

    • CATEGORY_IX_ICES

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_IX_ICES

    • CATEGORY_UM_A

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_UM_A

    • CATEGORY_US_I

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_US_I

    • CATEGORY_ON_A

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_ON_A

    • CATEGORY_A_AE

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_A_AE

    • CATEGORY_O_OS

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_O_OS

    • CATEGORY_O_I

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_O_I

    • CATEGORY_EN_INA

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_EN_INA

    • CATEGORY_A_ATA

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_A_ATA

    • CATEGORY_IS_IDES

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_IS_IDES

    • CATEGORY_US_US

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_US_US

    • CATEGORY_NONE_I

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_NONE_I

    • CATEGORY_NONE_IM

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_NONE_IM

    • CATEGORY_EX_EXES

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_EX_EXES

    • CATEGORY_IX_IXES

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_IX_IXES

    • CATEGORY_S_ES

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_S_ES

    • CATEGORY_MAN_MANS

      private static final String[] CATEGORY_MAN_MANS

    • inflector

      private static English inflector

  • Constructor Details

    • English

      public English()

    • English

      public English(English.MODE mode)

  • Method Details

    • getPlural

      public String getPlural(String word)
      Returns plural form of the given word.
      Overrides:
      getPlural in class TwoFormInflector
      Parameters:
      word - word in singular form
      Returns:
      plural form of the word

    • 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

    • 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(English.MODE mode)