Intl.PluralRules.select()

The Intl.PluralRules.prototype.select method returns a String indicating which plural rule to use for locale-aware formatting.

Syntax

pluralCategory = pluralRule.select(number)

Parameters

number
The number to get a plural rule for.

Return value

A string representing the pluralization category of the number, can be one of "zero", "one", "two", "few", "many" or "other".

Description

This function selects a pluralization category according to the locale and formatting options of a PluralRules object.

Examples

Using select

 new Intl.PluralRules('ar-EG').select(0); 
// → 'zero' 

new Intl.PluralRules('ar-EG').select(1); 
// → 'one'

new Intl.PluralRules('ar-EG').select(2); 
// → 'two'

new Intl.PluralRules('ar-EG').select(6); 
// → 'few'

new Intl.PluralRules('ar-EG').select(18); 
// → 'many'

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Intl Plural Rules Draft Draft Initial definition

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See also

  1. Standard built-in objects
  2. PluralRules
  3. Properties
    1. Intl.PluralRules.prototype
  4. Methods
    1. Intl.PluralRules.prototype.resolvedOptions()
    2. Intl.PluralRules.select()
    3. Intl.PluralRules.supportedLocalesOf()
  5. Related pages:
  6. Intl
  7. Collator
  8. DateTimeFormat
  9. ListFormat
  10. NumberFormat
  11. RelativeTimeFormat
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