Cardinalities
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CARDINALITY_ONE
Matches
v = 0 and i % 10 = 1 and i % 100 != 11 or f % 10 = 1 and f % 100 != 11Example Integers:
1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 101, 1001, …Example Decimals:
0.1, 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 10.1, 100.1, 1000.1, … -
CARDINALITY_FEW
Matches
v = 0 and i % 10 = 2..4 and i % 100 != 12..14 or f % 10 = 2..4 and f % 100 != 12..14Example Integers:
2, 4, 22, 24, 32, 34, 42, 44, 52, 54, 62, 102, 1002, …Example Decimals:
0.2, 0.4, 1.2, 1.4, 2.2, 2.4, 3.2, 3.4, 4.2, 4.4, 5.2, 10.2, 100.2, 1000.2, … -
CARDINALITY_OTHER
Matches
all other valuesExample Integers:
0, 5, 19, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, …Example Decimals:
0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 2.7, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, …
Cardinality example
This localized strings file selects the localized form of “day” for a delivery estimate. Raw numbers choose the CLDR category; values formatted with the JDK NumberFormat are interpolated for display.
Sample localized strings file
{ "Delivery.LeadTime": { "commentary": "Estimated delivery time, expressed in days.", "translation": "{{leadTime}}", "placeholders": { "leadTime": { "value": "dayCount", "translations": { "CARDINALITY_ONE": "{{formattedDayCount}} дан", "CARDINALITY_FEW": "{{formattedDayCount}} дана", "CARDINALITY_OTHER": "{{formattedDayCount}} дана" } } } } }
Usage and expected results
The Java code passes each raw number for cardinality selection and formats its display value separately with NumberFormat. The exact-tag 1,000,000 assertion records JDK 26 output; older JDK locale data can differ.
Locale locale = Locale.forLanguageTag("sr-Cyrl"); Strings strings = Strings.withFallbackLocale(locale) .localizedStringSupplier(() -> LocalizedStringLoader.loadFromFilesystem(Paths.get("strings"))) .localeSupplier((matcher) -> matcher.bestMatchFor(locale)) .build(); NumberFormat numberFormat = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(locale); // Raw numbers select language forms; NumberFormat produces the display values // CARDINALITY_ONE Number oneDayCount = 1; String oneFormattedDayCount = numberFormat.format(oneDayCount); // Expected: 1 дан assertEquals(oneFormattedDayCount + " дан", strings.get( "Delivery.LeadTime", Map.of("dayCount", oneDayCount, "formattedDayCount", oneFormattedDayCount) )); // CARDINALITY_FEW Number fewDayCount = 2; String fewFormattedDayCount = numberFormat.format(fewDayCount); // Expected: 2 дана assertEquals(fewFormattedDayCount + " дана", strings.get( "Delivery.LeadTime", Map.of("dayCount", fewDayCount, "formattedDayCount", fewFormattedDayCount) )); // CARDINALITY_OTHER Number otherDayCount = 0; String otherFormattedDayCount = numberFormat.format(otherDayCount); // Expected: 0 дана assertEquals(otherFormattedDayCount + " дана", strings.get( "Delivery.LeadTime", Map.of("dayCount", otherDayCount, "formattedDayCount", otherFormattedDayCount) )); // Exact-tag formatting sample Number localeProfileDayCount = 1_000_000; String localeProfileFormattedDayCount = numberFormat.format(localeProfileDayCount); assertEquals("1.000.000", localeProfileFormattedDayCount); assertEquals(Cardinality.OTHER, Cardinality.forNumber(localeProfileDayCount, locale)); // Expected: 1.000.000 дана assertEquals(localeProfileFormattedDayCount + " дана", strings.get( "Delivery.LeadTime", Map.of("dayCount", localeProfileDayCount, "formattedDayCount", localeProfileFormattedDayCount) ));
Cardinality Ranges
These are CLDR's explicit range mappings. For any start/end pair not listed, Cardinality.forRange(...) falls back to the ending cardinality.
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CARDINALITY_ONE - CARDINALITY_ONE
Matches
CARDINALITY_ONE -
CARDINALITY_ONE - CARDINALITY_FEW
Matches
CARDINALITY_FEW -
CARDINALITY_ONE - CARDINALITY_OTHER
Matches
CARDINALITY_OTHER -
CARDINALITY_FEW - CARDINALITY_ONE
Matches
CARDINALITY_ONE -
CARDINALITY_FEW - CARDINALITY_FEW
Matches
CARDINALITY_FEW -
CARDINALITY_FEW - CARDINALITY_OTHER
Matches
CARDINALITY_OTHER -
CARDINALITY_OTHER - CARDINALITY_ONE
Matches
CARDINALITY_ONE -
CARDINALITY_OTHER - CARDINALITY_FEW
Matches
CARDINALITY_FEW -
CARDINALITY_OTHER - CARDINALITY_OTHER
Matches
CARDINALITY_OTHER
Cardinality range example
The start and end cardinalities select the locale's CLDR range result. The selected form wraps a separately formatted display range.
Sample localized strings file
{ "Delivery.Window": { "commentary": "Estimated delivery window, expressed as a range of days.", "translation": "{{window}}", "placeholders": { "window": { "range": { "start": "minDays", "end": "maxDays" }, "translations": { "CARDINALITY_ONE": "{{formattedDayRange}} дан", "CARDINALITY_FEW": "{{formattedDayRange}} дана", "CARDINALITY_OTHER": "{{formattedDayRange}} дана" } } } } }
Usage and expected results
The Java code passes raw range endpoints for selection. Because NumberFormat formats one number at a time, it formats both endpoints separately and joins them for display; choose range punctuation appropriate to your application.
Locale locale = Locale.forLanguageTag("sr-Cyrl"); Strings strings = Strings.withFallbackLocale(locale) .localizedStringSupplier(() -> LocalizedStringLoader.loadFromFilesystem(Paths.get("strings"))) .localeSupplier((matcher) -> matcher.bestMatchFor(locale)) .build(); NumberFormat numberFormat = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(locale); // Raw numbers select language forms; NumberFormat produces the display values // CARDINALITY_ONE range Number minDays = 1; String formattedMinDays = numberFormat.format(minDays); Number maxDays = 21; String formattedMaxDays = numberFormat.format(maxDays); String formattedDayRange = formattedMinDays + "-" + formattedMaxDays; assertEquals(Cardinality.ONE, Cardinality.forRange( Cardinality.forNumber(minDays, locale), Cardinality.forNumber(maxDays, locale), locale )); // Expected: 1-21 дан assertEquals(formattedDayRange + " дан", strings.get( "Delivery.Window", Map.of("minDays", minDays, "maxDays", maxDays, "formattedDayRange", formattedDayRange) ));
Ordinalities
All ordinal numbers use ORDINALITY_OTHER; no value selects a different form.
Example: Скрените у 2. десно..
Addendum: Language Form Rules
The language form expressions above are specified by Unicode Technical Standard #35 and use the following notation:
nabsolute value of the source number (integer and decimals)iinteger digits ofnvnumber of visible fraction digits inn, with trailing zeroswnumber of visible fraction digits inn, without trailing zerosfvisible fractional digits inn, with trailing zerostvisible fractional digits inn, without trailing zerosc/ecompact decimal exponent operands used by some CLDR compact-number rules