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pluralRules.select

The Intl.PluralRules.prototype.select method returns a String indicating which plural rule to use for locale-aware formatting.

Syntax

pluralRule.select(number)

Parameters

number
The number to get a plural rule for.

Description

This function selects a plural rule according to the locale and formatting options of a PluralRules object.

Examples

Using select

 new Intl.PluralRules('ar-EG').select(0); 
// → 'zero' 

new Intl.PluralRules('ar-EG').select(1); 
// → 'one'

new Intl.PluralRules('ar-EG').select(2); 
// → 'two'

new Intl.PluralRules('ar-EG').select(6); 
// → 'few'

new Intl.PluralRules('ar-EG').select(18); 
// → 'many'

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Intl Plural Rules Draft Draft Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 63 No 58 No 50 No
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support 63 63 No 58 50 No No
Server
Node.js
Basic support No

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/PluralRules/select