functx:ordinal-number-en
Reformats a number as an ordinal number, e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
Description
The functx:ordinal-number-en function returns the corresponding ordinal number (in English) of $num. For example, if $num is 245, it will return "245th".
The $num argument must have the type xs:integer (or an untyped value that can be cast to xs:integer), or an error is raised.
Arguments and Return Type
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
$num |
xs:integer? |
the number |
| return value | xs:string |
XSLT Function Declaration
| See XQuery definition. |
<xsl:function name="functx:ordinal-number-en" as="xs:string"
xmlns:functx="http://www.functx.com">
<xsl:param name="num" as="xs:integer?"/>
<xsl:sequence select="
concat(xs:string($num),
if (matches(xs:string($num),'[04-9]$|1[1-3]$')) then 'th'
else if (ends-with(xs:string($num),'1')) then 'st'
else if (ends-with(xs:string($num),'2')) then 'nd'
else if (ends-with(xs:string($num),'3')) then 'rd'
else '')
"/>
</xsl:function>
|
Examples
| XPath Example | Results |
|---|---|
functx:ordinal-number-en(1) |
1st |
functx:ordinal-number-en(12) |
12th |
History
| Published On | Last Updated | Contributor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-27 | 2007-08-08 | Priscilla Walmsley, Datypic, pwalmsley@datypic.com, http://www.datypic.com |
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