service.singular_or_plural {kidney.epi}

Form output message in singular or plural.

Description

Form output message in singular or plural.

Usage

service.singular_or_plural(x, singular, plural)

Arguments

x

Numeric. The value to be checked (usualy a counter of some variable).

singular

Character string. The value to be returned in case of singular form (usualy a string, but could be any type).

plural

Character string. The value to be returned in case of plural form (usualy a string, but could be any type).

Details

Provide different output for constructing messages in singular or plural.

Programming: Boris Bikbov [e-mail].

Value

Character string. Returns a value for constructing messages in singular or plural form.

Examples

service.singular_or_plural(1, "This value was", "These values were") # "This value was"
service.singular_or_plural(99, "This value was", "These values were") # "These values were"