* Available cases:
* "prefixed" (or "תחילית") - when the word has a prefix
*
- * @param $word String: the word to convert
- * @param $case String: the case
+ * @param string $word The word to convert
+ * @param string $case The case
*
* @return string
*/
switch ( $case ) {
case 'prefixed':
case 'תחילית':
- # Duplicate the "Waw" if prefixed
- if ( substr( $word, 0, 2 ) == "ו" && substr( $word, 0, 4 ) != "וו" ) {
+ # Duplicate the "Waw" if prefixed, but not if it is already double.
+ if ( substr( $word, 0, 2 ) === "ו" && substr( $word, 0, 4 ) !== "וו" ) {
$word = "ו" . $word;
}
- # Remove the "He" if prefixed
- if ( substr( $word, 0, 2 ) == "ה" ) {
+ # Remove the "He" article if prefixed.
+ if ( substr( $word, 0, 2 ) === "ה" ) {
$word = substr( $word, 2 );
}
- # Add a hyphen (maqaf) if non-Hebrew letters
+ # Add a hyphen (maqaf) before non-Hebrew letters.
if ( substr( $word, 0, 2 ) < "א" || substr( $word, 0, 2 ) > "ת" ) {
$word = "־" . $word;
}
return $word;
}
-
- /**
- * Gets a number and uses the suited form of the word.
- *
- * @param $count Integer: the number of items
- * @param $forms Array with 3 items: the three plural forms
- * @return String: the suited form of word
- */
- function convertPlural( $count, $forms ) {
- if ( !count( $forms ) ) { return ''; }
- $forms = $this->preConvertPlural( $forms, 3 );
-
- if ( $count == 1 ) {
- return $forms[0]; // Singular
- } elseif ( $count == 2 ) {
- return $forms[2]; // Dual or plural if dual is not provided (filled in preConvertPlural)
- } else {
- return $forms[1]; // Plural
- }
- }
}