instance method `apply_inflections`

Ruby on Rails 7.2.3

Since v3.2.22.5 Private

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apply_inflections(word, rules, locale = :en)

Applies inflection rules for singularize and pluralize.

If passed an optional locale parameter, the uncountables will be found for that locale.

apply_inflections('post', inflections.plurals, :en)    # => "posts"
apply_inflections('posts', inflections.singulars, :en) # => "post"

Parameters

word req
rules req
locale opt = :en

Source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/inflector/methods.rb, line 376
      def apply_inflections(word, rules, locale = :en)
        result = word.to_s.dup

        if word.empty? || inflections(locale).uncountables.uncountable?(result)
          result
        else
          rules.each { |(rule, replacement)| break if result.sub!(rule, replacement) }
          result
        end
      end

Defined in activesupport/lib/active_support/inflector/methods.rb line 376 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveSupport::Inflector

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