* @author Alex Makarov * @link http://www.yiiframework.com/ * @copyright Copyright © 2008-2012 Yii Software LLC * @license http://www.yiiframework.com/license/ */ namespace yii\util; /** * Text helper * * @since 2.0 */ class Text { /** * Converts a word to its plural form. * @param string $name the word to be pluralized * @return string the pluralized word */ public function pluralize($name) { $rules=array( '/(x|ch|ss|sh|us|as|is|os)$/i' => '\1es', '/(?:([^f])fe|([lr])f)$/i' => '\1\2ves', '/(m)an$/i' => '\1en', '/(child)$/i' => '\1ren', '/(r)y$/i' => '\1ies', '/s$/' => 's', ); foreach($rules as $rule=>$replacement) { if(preg_match($rule,$name)) return preg_replace($rule,$replacement,$name); } return $name.'s'; } }