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Usage

{{Pluralize from text|generic parameter|singular=singular output|plural=plural output|link=wikilink}}
{{Pluralize from text|generic parameter|plural argument|singular output|plural output|wikilink}}

For use in infoboxes. Takes a generic parameter (e.g, |nickname=) and a plural argument (e.g., |nicknames=) and returns a singular output (e.g., "Nickname") if the plural argument is not given and Template:Detect singular determines that the value of |nickname= is singular by examining the text. Otherwise produces plural output (e.g., "Nicknames")

If the wikilink is provided, the returned value will use that as a link, and the output will be the link's display text.

Options

There are four named arguments that control the pluralization:

• |no_comma= By default, commas (or semi-colons) will cause the text string to be considered plural. Setting |no_comma=1 turns this behavior off.
• |any_comma= By default, commas (or semi-colons) that are adjacent to digits are singular. Setting |any_comma=1 turns this behavior off.
• |no_and= By default, "and" causes a string to be plural. Setting |no_and=1 turns this behavior off.
• |parse_links= By default, wikilinks are considered to be unparseable (singular) objects. Setting |parse_links=1 will allow the parser to read the contents of the wikilinks and determine whether that makes the string plural.

Examples

{{Pluralize from text|Chicagoan|singular=singular|plural=plural}} → singular

{{Pluralize from text|761 and 345|singular=singular|plural=plural}} → plural

{{Pluralize from text||761/345|singular=singular|plural=plural}} → plural

{{Pluralize from text|Chicagoan|singular=Demonym|plural=Demonyms|link=Demonym}} → Demonym

{{Pluralize from text|761 and 345|singular=Area Code|plural=Area Codes|link=Area code}} → Area Codes

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Pluralize from text

<templatedata>

{ "params": { "1": { "label": "Generic parameter", "description": "Value of the wikitext parameter with unknown plurality", "type": "content", "required": true, "example": "" }, "2": { "label": "Plural argument", "description": "value of the wikitext parameter known to be plural", "type": "string", "example": "" }, "3": { "label": "Singular output", "description": "Label for the parameter if the value is singular", "type": "string", "required": false,

           "aliases": ["singular"],

"example": "Language" }, "4": { "label": "Plural output", "description": "Label for the parameter if the value is plural", "type": "string", "required": false,

           "aliases": ["plural"],

"example": "Languages" }, "5": { "label": "Wikilink", "description": "Page to link to in the label", "type": "wiki-page-name",

           "aliases": ["link"],

"example": "Language" },

       "no_comma": {
           "label": "Turn off comma processing",
           "description": "By default, commas and semicolons indicate plurals. Setting to yes turns this off.",
           "type": "string",
           "required": false,
           "default": "No"
       }  

}, "description": "Helper template to adjust infobox field labels based on whether value is plural or not", "paramOrder": [ "1", "2", "3", "4", "5",

       "no_comma"

] } </templatedata>

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