Spoken Numbers

Submitted by Bevan on Thu, 15/04/2010 - 08:00

Here's a little utility function that adds an appropriate suffix after numbers to show them as they might be said:

/// <summary>
/// Format a number as it would be said.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="aValue">Number to format.</param>
/// <returns>Formatted number with suffix.</returns>
 
public static string AsSaid(this int aValue)
{
    string suffix = "th";
    if (aValue % 10 == 1 && aValue != 11)
    {
        suffix = "st";
    }
    else if (aValue % 10 == 2 && aValue != 12)
    {
        suffix = "nd";
    }
    else if (aValue % 10 == 3 && aValue != 13)
    {
        suffix = "rd";
    }
 
    return string.Format("{0}{1}", aValue, suffix);
}

Best used for smallish positive numbers. Original use was to generate phrases like this:

  • Twice a year on June 30th and December 31st.
  • Yearly on February 28th.

Limitations

  • Doesn't quite give what you'd expect for negative numbers
  • Not intended to convert the whole number into words

Comments

by Stephen Denne - 2010-04-16 21:25

Minor Improvement

You can extend the range of utility a little by adding % 100 to your second conditions. 313th vs 313rd