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PluralRules Class Reference

Defines rules for mapping non-negative numeric values onto a small set of keywords. More...

#include <plurrule.h>

Inheritance diagram for PluralRules:
UObject UMemory

Public Member Functions

 PluralRules (UErrorCode &status)
 Constructor.
 PluralRules (const PluralRules &other)
 Copy constructor.
virtual ~PluralRules ()
 Destructor.
PluralRulesclone () const
 Clone.
PluralRulesoperator= (const PluralRules &)
 Assignment operator.
UnicodeString select (int32_t number) const
 Given a number, returns the keyword of the first rule that applies to the number.
UnicodeString select (double number) const
 Given a number, returns the keyword of the first rule that applies to the number.
StringEnumerationgetKeywords (UErrorCode &status) const
 Returns a list of all rule keywords used in this PluralRules object.
double getUniqueKeywordValue (const UnicodeString &keyword)
 Returns a unique value for this keyword if it exists, else the constant UPLRULES_NO_UNIQUE_VALUE.
int32_t getAllKeywordValues (const UnicodeString &keyword, double *dest, int32_t destCapacity, UErrorCode &status)
 Returns all the values for which select() would return the keyword.
int32_t getSamples (const UnicodeString &keyword, double *dest, int32_t destCapacity, UErrorCode &status)
 Returns sample values for which select() would return the keyword.
UBool isKeyword (const UnicodeString &keyword) const
 Returns TRUE if the given keyword is defined in this PluralRules object.
UnicodeString getKeywordOther () const
 Returns keyword for default plural form.
virtual UBool operator== (const PluralRules &other) const
 Compares the equality of two PluralRules objects.
UBool operator!= (const PluralRules &other) const
 Compares the inequality of two PluralRules objects.
virtual UClassID getDynamicClassID () const
 ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.

Static Public Member Functions

static PluralRulescreateRules (const UnicodeString &description, UErrorCode &status)
 Creates a PluralRules from a description if it is parsable, otherwise returns NULL.
static PluralRulescreateDefaultRules (UErrorCode &status)
 The default rules that accept any number.
static PluralRulesforLocale (const Locale &locale, UErrorCode &status)
 Provides access to the predefined PluralRules for a given locale.
static UClassID getStaticClassID (void)
 ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.

Detailed Description

Defines rules for mapping non-negative numeric values onto a small set of keywords.

Rules are constructed from a text description, consisting of a series of keywords and conditions. The select method examines each condition in order and returns the keyword for the first condition that matches the number. If none match, default rule(other) is returned.

For more information, details, and tips for writing rules, see the LDML spec, C.11 Language Plural Rules: http://www.unicode.org/draft/reports/tr35/tr35.html#Language_Plural_Rules

Examples:

   "one: n is 1; few: n in 2..4"

This defines two rules, for 'one' and 'few'. The condition for 'one' is "n is 1" which means that the number must be equal to 1 for this condition to pass. The condition for 'few' is "n in 2..4" which means that the number must be between 2 and 4 inclusive for this condition to pass. All other numbers are assigned the keyword "other" by the default rule.

    "zero: n is 0; one: n is 1; zero: n mod 100 in 1..19"

This illustrates that the same keyword can be defined multiple times. Each rule is examined in order, and the first keyword whose condition passes is the one returned. Also notes that a modulus is applied to n in the last rule. Thus its condition holds for 119, 219, 319...

    "one: n is 1; few: n mod 10 in 2..4 and n mod 100 not in 12..14"

This illustrates conjunction and negation. The condition for 'few' has two parts, both of which must be met: "n mod 10 in 2..4" and "n mod 100 not in 12..14". The first part applies a modulus to n before the test as in the previous example. The second part applies a different modulus and also uses negation, thus it matches all numbers _not_ in 12, 13, 14, 112, 113, 114, 212, 213, 214...

Syntax:

 
 rules         = rule (';' rule)*
 rule          = keyword ':' condition
 keyword       = <identifier>
 condition     = and_condition ('or' and_condition)*
 and_condition = relation ('and' relation)*
 relation      = is_relation | in_relation | within_relation | 'n' <EOL>
 is_relation   = expr 'is' ('not')? value
 in_relation   = expr ('not')? 'in' range_list
 within_relation = expr ('not')? 'within' range
 expr          = 'n' ('mod' value)?
 range_list    = (range | value) (',' range_list)*
 value         = digit+
 digit         = 0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9
 range         = value'..'value

An "identifier" is a sequence of characters that do not have the Unicode Pattern_Syntax or Pattern_White_Space properties.

The difference between 'in' and 'within' is that 'in' only includes integers in the specified range, while 'within' includes all values.

Keywords could be defined by users or from ICU locale data. There are 6 predefined values in ICU - 'zero', 'one', 'two', 'few', 'many' and 'other'. Callers need to check the value of keyword returned by select method.

Examples:

 UnicodeString keyword = pl->select(number);
 if (keyword== UnicodeString("one") {
     ...
 }
 else if ( ... )
 

Note:

ICU defines plural rules for many locales based on CLDR Language Plural Rules. For these predefined rules, see CLDR page at http://unicode.org/repos/cldr-tmp/trunk/diff/supplemental/language_plural_rules.html

Definition at line 126 of file plurrule.h.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Constructor.

Parameters:
statusOutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

Copy constructor.

Stable:
ICU 4.0
virtual PluralRules::~PluralRules ( ) [virtual]

Destructor.

Stable:
ICU 4.0

Member Function Documentation

Clone.

Stable:
ICU 4.0
static PluralRules* PluralRules::createDefaultRules ( UErrorCode status) [static]

The default rules that accept any number.

Parameters:
statusOutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Returns:
new PluralRules pointer. NULL if there is an error.
Stable:
ICU 4.0
static PluralRules* PluralRules::createRules ( const UnicodeString description,
UErrorCode status 
) [static]

Creates a PluralRules from a description if it is parsable, otherwise returns NULL.

Parameters:
descriptionrule description
statusOutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Returns:
new PluralRules pointer. NULL if there is an error.
Stable:
ICU 4.0
static PluralRules* PluralRules::forLocale ( const Locale locale,
UErrorCode status 
) [static]

Provides access to the predefined PluralRules for a given locale.

Parameters:
localeThe locale for which a PluralRules object is returned.
statusOutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Returns:
The predefined PluralRules object pointer for this locale. If there's no predefined rules for this locale, the rules for the closest parent in the locale hierarchy that has one will be returned. The final fallback always returns the default 'other' rules.
Stable:
ICU 4.0
int32_t PluralRules::getAllKeywordValues ( const UnicodeString keyword,
double *  dest,
int32_t  destCapacity,
UErrorCode status 
)

Returns all the values for which select() would return the keyword.

If the keyword is unknown, returns no values, but this is not an error. If the number of values is unlimited, returns no values and -1 as the count.

The number of returned values is typically small.

Parameters:
keywordThe keyword.
destArray into which to put the returned values. May be NULL if destCapacity is 0.
destCapacityThe capacity of the array, must be at least 0.
statusThe error code.
Returns:
The count of values available, or -1. This count can be larger than destCapacity, but no more than destCapacity values will be written.
Draft:
This API may be changed in the future versions and was introduced in ICU 4.8
virtual UClassID PluralRules::getDynamicClassID ( ) const [virtual]

ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.

Stable:
ICU 4.0

Implements UObject.

Returns keyword for default plural form.

Returns:
keyword for default plural form.
Internal:
Do not use. This API is for internal use only. 4.0
Stable:
ICU 4.0

Returns a list of all rule keywords used in this PluralRules object.

The rule 'other' is always present by default.

Parameters:
statusOutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Returns:
StringEnumeration with the keywords. The caller must delete the object.
Stable:
ICU 4.0
int32_t PluralRules::getSamples ( const UnicodeString keyword,
double *  dest,
int32_t  destCapacity,
UErrorCode status 
)

Returns sample values for which select() would return the keyword.

If the keyword is unknown, returns no values, but this is not an error.

The number of returned values is typically small.

Parameters:
keywordThe keyword.
destArray into which to put the returned values. May be NULL if destCapacity is 0.
destCapacityThe capacity of the array, must be at least 0.
statusThe error code.
Returns:
The count of values written. If more than destCapacity samples are available, then only destCapacity are written, and destCapacity is returned as the count, rather than setting a U_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR. (The actual number of keyword values could be unlimited.)
Draft:
This API may be changed in the future versions and was introduced in ICU 4.8
static UClassID PluralRules::getStaticClassID ( void  ) [static]

ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.

Stable:
ICU 4.0

Returns a unique value for this keyword if it exists, else the constant UPLRULES_NO_UNIQUE_VALUE.

Parameters:
keywordThe keyword.
Returns:
The unique value that generates the keyword, or UPLRULES_NO_UNIQUE_VALUE if the keyword is undefined or there is no unique value that generates this keyword.
Draft:
This API may be changed in the future versions and was introduced in ICU 4.8
UBool PluralRules::isKeyword ( const UnicodeString keyword) const

Returns TRUE if the given keyword is defined in this PluralRules object.

Parameters:
keywordthe input keyword.
Returns:
TRUE if the input keyword is defined. Otherwise, return FALSE.
Stable:
ICU 4.0
UBool PluralRules::operator!= ( const PluralRules other) const [inline]

Compares the inequality of two PluralRules objects.

Parameters:
otherThe PluralRules object to be compared with.
Returns:
True if the given PluralRules is not the same as this PluralRules; false otherwise.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

Definition at line 331 of file plurrule.h.

References operator==().

PluralRules& PluralRules::operator= ( const PluralRules )

Assignment operator.

Stable:
ICU 4.0
virtual UBool PluralRules::operator== ( const PluralRules other) const [virtual]

Compares the equality of two PluralRules objects.

Parameters:
otherThe other PluralRules object to be compared with.
Returns:
True if the given PluralRules is the same as this PluralRules; false otherwise.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

Given a number, returns the keyword of the first rule that applies to the number.

This function can be used with isKeyword* functions to determine the keyword for default plural rules.

Parameters:
numberThe number for which the rule has to be determined.
Returns:
The keyword of the selected rule.
Stable:
ICU 4.0
UnicodeString PluralRules::select ( double  number) const

Given a number, returns the keyword of the first rule that applies to the number.

This function can be used with isKeyword* functions to determine the keyword for default plural rules.

Parameters:
numberThe number for which the rule has to be determined.
Returns:
The keyword of the selected rule.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

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