instance method `singularize`

Ruby on Rails 3.1.12

Since v3.0.20

Available in: v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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singularize()

The reverse of pluralize, returns the singular form of a word in a string.

"posts".singularize            # => "post"
"octopi".singularize           # => "octopus"
"sheep".singularize            # => "sheep"
"word".singularize             # => "word"
"the blue mailmen".singularize # => "the blue mailman"
"CamelOctopi".singularize      # => "CamelOctopus"

Source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb, line 31
  def singularize
    ActiveSupport::Inflector.singularize(self)
  end

Defined in activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb line 31 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in String

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