com.axelor.common

Class Inflections

java.lang.Object

com.axelor.common.Inflections

public class Inflections
extends Object

The Inflections defines rules for singular, plural inflections.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected String	apply(String word, List<com.axelor.common.Inflections.Rule> rules) Apply the given list of inflection rules on the provided word.
static Inflections	getInstance() Get the default instance of Inflections for the English.
static Inflections	getInstance(String language) Get the default instance of Inflections for the given language.
void	ignore(String... words) Add words to ignore for inflections.
void	irregular(String singular, String plural) Add irregular singular, plural words.
void	plural(String pattern, String replacement) Add rule for converting singular to plural.
String	pluralize(String word) Convert the given word to it's plural form.
void	singular(String pattern, String replacement) Add rule for converting plurals to singular.
String	singularize(String word) Convert the given word to it's singular form.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getInstance

public static Inflections getInstance()

Get the default instance of Inflections for the English.

Returns:

an instance of Inflections

getInstance

public static Inflections getInstance(String language)

Get the default instance of Inflections for the given language.

Parameters:

language - the language

Returns:

an instance of Inflections

ignore

public void ignore(String... words)

Add words to ignore for inflections.

Parameters:

words - the words to ignore.

irregular

public void irregular(String singular,
                      String plural)

Add irregular singular, plural words.

Parameters:

singular - the singular word

plural - the plural word

singular

public void singular(String pattern,
                     String replacement)

Add rule for converting plurals to singular.

Parameters:

pattern - the pattern to match plural

replacement - the replacement text

plural

public void plural(String pattern,
                   String replacement)

Add rule for converting singular to plural.

Parameters:

pattern - the pattern to match singular

replacement - the replacement text

apply

protected String apply(String word,
                       List<com.axelor.common.Inflections.Rule> rules)

Apply the given list of inflection rules on the provided word.

Parameters:

word - the word on which to apply the rules

rules - the inflection rules

Returns:

the inflected text

singularize

public String singularize(String word)

Convert the given word to it's singular form.

Parameters:

word - the word to convert

Returns:

the converted text

pluralize

public String pluralize(String word)

Convert the given word to it's plural form.

Parameters:

word - the word to convert

Returns:

the converted text