* (bug 13040) {{GENDER:}} magic word for interface messages

[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / languages / Language.php

diff --git a/languages/Language.php b/languages/Language.php
index 6502aa0..3acc4ec 100644 (file)
--- a/languages/Language.php
+++ b/languages/Language.php
@@ -2064,6 +2064,21 @@ class Language {
                return $word;
        }
 
+       /**
+        * Provides an alternative text depending on specified gender.
+        * Usage {{gender:username|masculine|feminine|neutral}}.
+        * username is optional, in which case the gender of current user is used,
+        * but only in (some) interface messages; otherwise default gender is used.
+        * If second or third parameter are not specified, masculine is used.
+        * These details may be overriden per language.
+        */
+       function gender( $gender, $forms ) {
+               $forms = $this->preConvertPlural( $forms, 2 );
+               if ( $gender === 'male' ) return $forms[0];
+               if ( $gender === 'female' ) return $forms[1];
+               return isset($forms[2]) ? $forms[2] : $forms[0];
+       }
+
        /**
         * Plural form transformations, needed for some languages.
         * For example, there are 3 form of plural in Russian and Polish,