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(autohotkey) - return or add a singular/plural suffix
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sp.ahk
sp(number, string="", suffix="s") {
if (string)
string := number " " string
if (number = 1)
return string . ""
else return string . suffix
}
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davebrny commented Nov 13, 2017 •
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examples:

folders = 1
files   = 4
msgBox, % " folder" sp(folders) " and file" sp(files)
watches = 2
msgBox, % " watch" sp(watches, , "es")
potatoes = 3
plates   = 2
msgBox, % sp(potatoes, "potato", "es") . " and " . sp(plates, "plate")

 

ternary example:   (number=1?"":"s")

number = 3
msgBox, % "variable" . (number = 1 ? "" : "s")

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