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Get short ordinal representation of a number Tag(s): String/Number


import java.util.Locale;

public class NumberUtils {
  private NumberUtils() { }
  /*
   * Ordinal (depends on the current locale)
   *  French or english support
   */

  public static String getOrdinal(int number) {
    if (Locale.getDefault().getLanguage().equals("fr")) {
      return NumberUtils.getOrdinalFr(number);
    }
    else {
      return NumberUtils.getOrdinalEn(number);
    }
  }

  public static String getOrdinalFr(int number) {
    if(number == 1 ) {
        return number + "ier";
    }
    else {
        return number + "e";
    }
  }

  public static String getOrdinalEn(int number) {
    int mod100 = number % 100;
    int mod10 = number % 10;
    if(mod10 == 1 && mod100 != 11) {
        return number + "st";
    }
    else if(mod10 == 2 && mod100 != 12) {
        return number + "nd";
    }
    else if(mod10 == 3 && mod100 != 13) {
        return number + "rd";
    }
    else {
        return number + "th";
    }
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception{
    int[] testCases = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10,
                        11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22,
                        23, 24, 100, 101, 102, 103,
                        104, 1000, 1001, 1002 };
    for (int testCase : testCases) {
        System.out.println(NumberUtils.getOrdinal(testCase));
        //System.out.println(NumberUtils.getOrdinalEn(testCase));
        //System.out.println(NumberUtils.getOrdinalFr(testCase));
        /*
          output (english)
          0th
          1st
          2nd
          3rd
          4th
          5th
          10th
          11th
          12th
          13th
          14th
          20th
          21st
          22nd
          ...
         */

    }

  }

}


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