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upluralrules.h File Reference

C API: Plural rules, select plural keywords for numeric values. More...

`#include "unicode/utypes.h"`
`#include "unicode/localpointer.h"`

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## Namespaces
| icu
| File coll.h.

## Typedefs
typedef enum UPluralType | UPluralType
typedef struct UPluralRules | UPluralRules
| C typedef for struct UPluralRules. More...

## Enumerations
enum | UPluralType { UPLURAL_TYPE_CARDINAL, UPLURAL_TYPE_ORDINAL, UPLURAL_TYPE_COUNT }
| Type of plurals and PluralRules. More...

## Functions
UPluralRules * | uplrules_open (const char *locale, UErrorCode *status)
| Opens a new UPluralRules object using the predefined cardinal-number plural rules for a given locale. More...
UPluralRules * | uplrules_openForType (const char *locale, UPluralType type, UErrorCode *status)
| Opens a new UPluralRules object using the predefined plural rules for a given locale and the plural type. More...
void | uplrules_close (UPluralRules *uplrules)
| Closes a UPluralRules object. More...
int32_t | uplrules_select (const UPluralRules *uplrules, double number, UChar *keyword, int32_t capacity, UErrorCode *status)
| Given a number, returns the keyword of the first rule that applies to the number, according to the supplied UPluralRules object. More...

## Detailed Description

C API: Plural rules, select plural keywords for numeric values.

A UPluralRules object 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 uplrules_select function examines each condition in order and returns the keyword for the first condition that matches the number. If none match, the default rule(other) is returned.

For more information, see the LDML spec, C.11 Language Plural Rules: http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr35/#Language_Plural_Rules

Keywords: ICU locale data has 6 predefined values - 'zero', 'one', 'two', 'few', 'many' and 'other'. Callers need to check the value of keyword returned by the uplrules_select function.

These are based on CLDR Language Plural Rules. For these predefined rules, see the CLDR page at http://unicode.org/repos/cldr-tmp/trunk/diff/supplemental/language_plural_rules.html

Definition in file upluralrules.h.

## Typedef Documentation

typedef struct UPluralRules UPluralRules

C typedef for struct UPluralRules.

Stable:
  ICU 4.8

Definition at line 71 of file upluralrules.h.

typedef enum UPluralType UPluralType

Stable:
  ICU 50

Definition at line 64 of file upluralrules.h.

## Enumeration Type Documentation

enum UPluralType

Type of plurals and PluralRules.

Stable:
  ICU 50

Enumerator
UPLURAL_TYPE_CARDINAL | Plural rules for cardinal numbers: 1 file vs. 2 files. Stable: ICU 50
UPLURAL_TYPE_ORDINAL | Plural rules for ordinal numbers: 1st file, 2nd file, 3rd file, 4th file, etc. Stable: ICU 50
UPLURAL_TYPE_COUNT | Number of Plural rules types. Stable: ICU 50

Definition at line 44 of file upluralrules.h.

## Function Documentation

void uplrules_close | ( | UPluralRules * | uplrules | ) |

Closes a UPluralRules object.

Once closed it may no longer be used.

Parameters

  uplrules | The UPluralRules object to close.

Stable:
  ICU 4.8

UPluralRules* uplrules_open | ( | const char * | locale,
|  | UErrorCode * | status
| ) |  |

Opens a new UPluralRules object using the predefined cardinal-number plural rules for a given locale.

Same as uplrules_openForType(locale, UPLURAL_TYPE_CARDINAL, status).

Parameters

  locale | The locale for which the rules are desired.
  status | A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.

Returns
  A UPluralRules for the specified locale, or NULL if an error occurred.

Stable:
  ICU 4.8

UPluralRules* uplrules_openForType | ( | const char * | locale,
|  | UPluralType | type,
|  | UErrorCode * | status
| ) |  |

Opens a new UPluralRules object using the predefined plural rules for a given locale and the plural type.

Parameters

  locale | The locale for which the rules are desired.
  type | The plural type (e.g., cardinal or ordinal).
  status | A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.

Returns
  A UPluralRules for the specified locale, or NULL if an error occurred.

Stable:
  ICU 50

int32_t uplrules_select | ( | const UPluralRules * | uplrules,
|  | double | number,
|  | UChar * | keyword,
|  | int32_t | capacity,
|  | UErrorCode * | status
| ) |  |

Given a number, returns the keyword of the first rule that applies to the number, according to the supplied UPluralRules object.

Parameters

  uplrules | The UPluralRules object specifying the rules.
  number | The number for which the rule has to be determined.
  keyword | The keyword of the rule that applies to number.
  capacity | The capacity of keyword.
  status | A pointer to a UErrorCode to receive any errors.

Returns
  The length of keyword.

Stable:
  ICU 4.8