instance method `pluralize`

Ruby on Rails 4.2.9

Since v2.2.3

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pluralize(word, locale = :en)

Returns the plural form of the word in the string.

If passed an optional locale parameter, the word will be pluralized using rules defined for that language. By default, this parameter is set to :en.

'post'.pluralize             # => "posts"
'octopus'.pluralize          # => "octopi"
'sheep'.pluralize            # => "sheep"
'words'.pluralize            # => "words"
'CamelOctopus'.pluralize     # => "CamelOctopi"
'ley'.pluralize(:es)         # => "leyes"

Parameters

word req
locale opt = :en

Source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/inflector/methods.rb, line 31
    def pluralize(word, locale = :en)
      apply_inflections(word, inflections(locale).plurals)
    end

Defined in activesupport/lib/active_support/inflector/methods.rb line 31 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveSupport::Inflector

Signature

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