Method: GetText#ngettext

Defined in:
lib/gettext.rb

#ngettext(msgid, msgid_plural, n = nil) ⇒ Object Also known as: n_

call-seq: ngettext(msgid, msgid_plural, n) ngettext(msgids, n) # msgids = [msgid, msgid_plural] n_(msgid, msgid_plural, n) n_(msgids, n) # msgids = [msgid, msgid_plural]

The ngettext is similar to the gettext function as it finds the message catalogs in the same way. But it takes two extra arguments for plural form.

  • msgid: the singular form.
  • msgid_plural: the plural form.
  • n: a number used to determine the plural form.
  • Returns: the localized text which key is msgid_plural if n is plural(follow plural-rule) or msgid. "plural-rule" is defined in po-file.


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# File 'lib/gettext.rb', line 169

def ngettext(msgid, msgid_plural, n = nil)
  TextDomainManager.translate_plural_message(self, msgid, msgid_plural, n)
end