Inflections

public struct Inflections

Experimental

A type that controls GRDB string inflections.

Initialization

Configuration

  • Appends a pluralization rule.

    var inflections = Inflections()
    inflections.plural("$", "s")
    inflections.pluralize("player") // "players"
    

    Declaration

    Swift

    public mutating func plural(
        _ pattern: String,
        options: NSRegularExpression.Options = [.caseInsensitive],
        _ template: String)

    Parameters

    pattern

    A regular expression pattern.

    options

    Regular expression options (defaults to [.caseInsensitive]).

    template

    A replacement template string.

  • Appends a singularization rule.

    var inflections = Inflections()
    inflections.singular("s$", "")
    inflections.singularize("players") // "player"
    

    Declaration

    Swift

    public mutating func singular(
        _ pattern: String,
        options: NSRegularExpression.Options = [.caseInsensitive],
        _ template: String)

    Parameters

    pattern

    A regular expression pattern.

    options

    Regular expression options (defaults to [.caseInsensitive]).

    template

    A replacement template string.

  • Appends uncountable words.

    var inflections = Inflections()
    inflections.plural("$", "s")
    inflections.uncountableWords(["foo"])
    inflections.pluralize("foo") // "foo"
    inflections.pluralize("bar") // "bars"
    

    Declaration

    Swift

    public mutating func uncountableWords(_ words: [String])
  • Appends an irregular singular/plural pair.

    var inflections = Inflections()
    inflections.plural("$", "s")
    inflections.irregularSuffix("man", "men")
    inflections.pluralize("man")      // "men"
    inflections.singularizes("women") // "woman"
    

    Declaration

    Swift

    public mutating func irregularSuffix(_ singular: String, _ plural: String)

    Parameters

    singular

    The singular form.

    plural

    The plural form.

Inflections

  • Returns a pluralized string.

    Inflections.default.pluralize("player") // "players"
    

    Declaration

    Swift

    public func pluralize(_ string: String) -> String
  • Returns a singularized string.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public func singularize(_ string: String) -> String
  • The default inflections

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static var `default`: Inflections