Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global objects/Intl/PluralRules/select

The Intl.PluralRules.prototype.select method returns a String indicating which plural rule to use for locale-aware formatting.

Syntax

pluralCategory = pluralRule.select(number)

Parameters

number: The number to get a plural rule for.

Return value

A string representing the pluralization category of the number, can be one of zero, one, two, few, many or other.

Description

This function selects a pluralization category according to the locale and formatting options of a PluralRules object.

Examples

Using select()

 new Intl.PluralRules('ar-EG').select(0); 
// → 'zero' 

new Intl.PluralRules('ar-EG').select(1); 
// → 'one'

new Intl.PluralRules('ar-EG').select(2); 
// → 'two'

new Intl.PluralRules('ar-EG').select(6); 
// → 'few'

new Intl.PluralRules('ar-EG').select(18); 
// → 'many'

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Internationalization API (ECMA-402)The definition of 'Intl.PluralRules.select()' in that specification.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile						Server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	Node.js
`select`	Chrome Full support 63	Edge Full support 18	Firefox Full support 58	IE No support No	Opera Full support 50	Safari Full support 13	WebView Android Full support 63	Chrome Android Full support 63	Firefox Android Full support 58	Opera Android Full support 46	Safari iOS Full support 13	Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0	nodejs Full support 10.0.0 Notes' Full support 10.0.0 Notes' Notes' Before version 13.0.0, only the locale data for `en-US` is available by default. See the `PluralRules()` constructor for more details.

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