* * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE * file that was distributed with this source code. */ namespace Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess; /** * Creates singulars from plurals. * * @author Bernhard Schussek */ class StringUtil { /** * Map english plural to singular suffixes * * @var array * * @see http://english-zone.com/spelling/plurals.html * @see http://www.scribd.com/doc/3271143/List-of-100-Irregular-Plural-Nouns-in-English */ private static $pluralMap = array( // First entry: plural suffix, reversed // Second entry: length of plural suffix // Third entry: Whether the suffix may succeed a vocal // Fourth entry: Whether the suffix may succeed a consonant // Fifth entry: singular suffix, normal // bacteria (bacterium), criteria (criterion), phenomena (phenomenon) array('a', 1, true, true, array('on', 'um')), // nebulae (nebula) array('ea', 2, true, true, 'a'), // mice (mouse), lice (louse) array('eci', 3, false, true, 'ouse'), // geese (goose) array('esee', 4, false, true, 'oose'), // fungi (fungus), alumni (alumnus), syllabi (syllabus), radii (radius) array('i', 1, true, true, 'us'), // men (man), women (woman) array('nem', 3, true, true, 'man'), // children (child) array('nerdlihc', 8, true, true, 'child'), // oxen (ox) array('nexo', 4, false, false, 'ox'), // indices (index), appendices (appendix), prices (price) array('seci', 4, false, true, array('ex', 'ix', 'ice')), // babies (baby) array('sei', 3, false, true, 'y'), // analyses (analysis), ellipses (ellipsis), funguses (fungus), // neuroses (neurosis), theses (thesis), emphases (emphasis), // oases (oasis), crises (crisis), houses (house), bases (base), // atlases (atlas), kisses (kiss) array('ses', 3, true, true, array('s', 'se', 'sis')), // objectives (objective), alternative (alternatives) array('sevit', 5, true, true, 'tive'), // lives (life), wives (wife) array('sevi', 4, false, true, 'ife'), // hooves (hoof), dwarves (dwarf), elves (elf), leaves (leaf) array('sev', 3, true, true, 'f'), // axes (axis), axes (ax), axes (axe) array('sexa', 4, false, false, array('ax', 'axe', 'axis')), // indexes (index), matrixes (matrix) array('sex', 3, true, false, 'x'), // quizzes (quiz) array('sezz', 4, true, false, 'z'), // bureaus (bureau) array('suae', 4, false, true, 'eau'), // roses (rose), garages (garage), cassettes (cassette), // waltzes (waltz), heroes (hero), bushes (bush), arches (arch), // shoes (shoe) array('se', 2, true, true, array('', 'e')), // tags (tag) array('s', 1, true, true, ''), // chateaux (chateau) array('xuae', 4, false, true, 'eau'), ); /** * This class should not be instantiated */ private function __construct() {} /** * Returns the singular form of a word * * If the method can't determine the form with certainty, an array of the * possible singulars is returned. * * @param string $plural A word in plural form * @return string|array The singular form or an array of possible singular * forms */ public static function singularify($plural) { $pluralRev = strrev($plural); $lowerPluralRev = strtolower($pluralRev); $pluralLength = strlen($lowerPluralRev); // The outer loop iterates over the entries of the plural table // The inner loop $j iterates over the characters of the plural suffix // in the plural table to compare them with the characters of the actual // given plural suffix foreach (self::$pluralMap as $map) { $suffix = $map[0]; $suffixLength = $map[1]; $j = 0; // Compare characters in the plural table and of the suffix of the // given plural one by one while ($suffix[$j] === $lowerPluralRev[$j]) { // Let $j point to the next character ++$j; // Successfully compared the last character // Add an entry with the singular suffix to the singular array if ($j === $suffixLength) { // Is there any character preceding the suffix in the plural string? if ($j < $pluralLength) { $nextIsVocal = false !== strpos('aeiou', $lowerPluralRev[$j]); if (!$map[2] && $nextIsVocal) { // suffix may not succeed a vocal but next char is one break; } if (!$map[3] && !$nextIsVocal) { // suffix may not succeed a consonant but next char is one break; } } $newBase = substr($plural, 0, $pluralLength - $suffixLength); $newSuffix = $map[4]; // Check whether the first character in the plural suffix // is uppercased. If yes, uppercase the first character in // the singular suffix too $firstUpper = ctype_upper($pluralRev[$j - 1]); if (is_array($newSuffix)) { $singulars = array(); foreach ($newSuffix as $newSuffixEntry) { $singulars[] = $newBase.($firstUpper ? ucfirst($newSuffixEntry) : $newSuffixEntry); } return $singulars; } return $newBase.($firstUpper ? ucFirst($newSuffix) : $newSuffix); } // Suffix is longer than word if ($j === $pluralLength) { break; } } } // Convert teeth to tooth, feet to foot if (false !== ($pos = strpos($plural, 'ee'))) { return substr_replace($plural, 'oo', $pos, 2); } // Assume that plural and singular is identical return $plural; } }