get_n_plural_forms: Get the number of plural forms from a PO file

In RL10N/poio: Input/Output Functionality for "PO" and "POT" Message Translation Files

Description

Gets the number of plural forms specified in the"Plural-Forms" metadata element of a PO file.

Usage

get_n_plural_forms(x, default = 2L, ...)

Arguments

x	A po object or its metadata element.
default	An integer to return if the number of plural forms cannot be determined.
...	Arguments passed between methods.

Value

An integer of the number of plural forms for the language defined in the PO file.

Note

POT files are not language-specific and don't have a "Plural-Forms" metadata element. By convention, they are considered to have 2 plural forms, since that is how many pulral forms there are in English.

RL10N/poio documentation built on April 27, 2020, 3:50 a.m.