Arma 3 Scripting

BIS_fnc_ordinalNumber

  • Arma 3 v1.00

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Description

Return number as ordinal number (e.g. 1 become "1st")

Syntax

[number, language, isFeminine] call BIS_fnc_ordinalNumber

Parameters:

Returns: String

Examples

Example 1

private _second = [42] call BIS_fnc_ordinalNumber; // will return "42nd" for English-speaking players

Example 2

private _num1enm = [1, "English", false] call BIS_fnc_ordinalNumber;    // returns "1st"
_num1frm = [1, "French",  false] call BIS_fnc_ordinalNumber;            // returns "1er"
_num1frw = [1, "French",   true] call BIS_fnc_ordinalNumber;            // returns "1re"
_num1esm = [1, "Spanish", false] call BIS_fnc_ordinalNumber;            // returns "1"
_num1esw = [1, "Spanish",  true] call BIS_fnc_ordinalNumber;            // returns "1*" for Portuguese, Italian and Spanish

Example 3

private _num1en = [1, "English"] call BIS_fnc_ordinalNumber;            // returns "1st"
_num2en = [2, "English"] call BIS_fnc_ordinalNumber;                    // returns "2nd"
_num3en = [3, "English"] call BIS_fnc_ordinalNumber;                    // returns "3rd"
_num4en = [4, "English"] call BIS_fnc_ordinalNumber;                    // returns "4th"
_num9en = [9, "English"] call BIS_fnc_ordinalNumber;                    // returns "9th"

Example 4

private _second = [1, "unknownLanguage"] call BIS_fnc_ordinalNumber; // will return "1." if language is not recognised/supported

See also

language