ordinalize
Add ordinal suffixes to numbers.
ordinalize
Signature
typescript
function ordinalize(num: number): stringParameters
num- Number to ordinalize
Returns
Number with ordinal suffix (st, nd, rd, th).
Examples
typescript
import { ordinalize } from 'strio'
ordinalize(1) // "1st"
ordinalize(2) // "2nd"
ordinalize(3) // "3rd"
ordinalize(4) // "4th"
ordinalize(21) // "21st"
ordinalize(22) // "22nd"
ordinalize(23) // "23rd"
ordinalize(100) // "100th"
ordinalize(101) // "101st"
ordinalize(111) // "111th"
ordinalize(121) // "121st"Use Cases
typescript
// Ranking
function displayRank(position: number, name: string): string {
return `${name} is in ${ordinalize(position)} place`
}
displayRank(1, 'Alice') // "Alice is in 1st place"
displayRank(2, 'Bob') // "Bob is in 2nd place"
// Dates
function formatDay(day: number): string {
return `${ordinalize(day)} day`
}
formatDay(1) // "1st day"
formatDay(15) // "15th day"
// List items
function formatListItem(index: number, item: string): string {
return `${ordinalize(index + 1)}: ${item}`
}
['First', 'Second', 'Third'].map((item, i) => formatListItem(i, item))
// ["1st: First", "2nd: Second", "3rd: Third"]