Java Utililty Methods String Pluralize

List of utility methods to do String Pluralize

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The list of methods to do String Pluralize are organized into topic(s).

Method

String plural(int amount)
Is it second, or seconds?

return amount == 1 ? " " : "s ";

String plural(int count, String word, String ending)
Return plural word if count is bigger than one

return count == 1 ? word : word + ending;

String plural(int nb)
plural

return nb > 1 ? "s" : "";

String plural(int number, String form1, String form2, String form3)
This method return plural form of word based on int value.

int n1 = Math.abs(number) % 100;
int n2 = number % 10;
if (n1 > 10 && n1 < 20)
 return form3;
if (n2 > 1 && n2 < 5)
 return form2;
if (n2 == 1)
 return form1;
...

String plural(int size, String name)
plural

return "" + size + " " + name + (size > 1 ? "s" : "");

String plural(String arg)
plural

if (arg == null) {
 return "";
try {
 double a = Double.valueOf(arg);
 if (a == 1.0) {
 return "";
 } else {
...

String plural(String objectName)
plural

return objectName.endsWith("y") ? objectName.substring(0, objectName.length() - 1) + "ies"
 : objectName + "s";

String plural(String singular)
plural

if (singular == null || singular.length() == 0) {
 return singular;
if (singular.equalsIgnoreCase("person")) {
 return singular.charAt(0) + "eople";
} else if (singular.equalsIgnoreCase("child")) {
 return singular.charAt(0) + "hildren";
} else if (singular.equalsIgnoreCase("alumnus")) {
...

String plural(String str, String suffix, int count)
plural

if (count == 1)
 return str;
else
 return str + suffix;

String plural(String strSingle, String strPlural, int amount)
plural

return String.format(amount == 1 ? strSingle : strPlural, amount);