CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
Very simple function to display either the plural or singular form for a numeric that is passed in.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<cfoutput>
#pluralize(randrange(1,3),"leaf","leaves")#
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Very simple function to display either the plural or singular form for a numeric that is passed in.
 * 
 * @param quantity      Quantity. (Required)
 * @param singular      Singular version of the string. (Required)
 * @param plural      Plural version of the string. (Required)
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Tony Felice, Ken Fricklas (sites@breckcomm.com; ken@breckcomm.com) 
 * @version 1, February 18, 2004 
 */
function pluralize(quantity, singular, plural){
    return IIF(quantity EQ 1, DE(singular), DE(plural));
}