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Posted by Bosconian on 09/28/55 11:37
<john.d.mann@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Bosconian wrote:
> > This might seem like a trivial thing, but has anyone has come up with a
> > better way of outputting a singular vs. plural string?
> >
> > For example:
> >
> > // default plural label
> > $string = "appointments";
> > // singular label
> > if (mysql_num_rows($results) == 1) $string = "appointment";
> > print mysql_num_rows($results) . $string;
> >
> > $results always contain 1 or more records so "0 appointments" is not
> > applicable.
> >
> > Is there a way to do this in one line (perhaps with regular expressions)
> > without resorting to something lame like "1 appointment(s)"?
> >
> > Again, no biggie and the above syntax is tried and true, but it's always
> > nice to learn a new trick now and then.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
>
> Well, you can always put that code into a function in its own php file
> and then just include it in your php file which will use it... Then you
> could call it on one line each time you needed it. For example:
>
> include('printplural.php');
> ...
> print_plural($mystring, $db_result);
> ...
I wrap reusable code in functions all the time, but in this case it's not
needed.
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