Add plural method

Author: fredatgithub

SaveWin10Pictures/Program.cs

@@ -35,11 +35,110 @@ private static void Main()
         // do nothing and continue with the next file
       }
 
-      display($"{counter} images have been copied to the picture folder.");
+      display($"{counter} image{Plural(counter)} {Plural(counter, "have")} been copied to the picture folder.");
       display("Press any key to exit:");
       //Console.ReadKey(); // comment for batch to production
     }
 
+    public static string Plural(int number, string irregularNoun = "")
+    {
+      switch (irregularNoun)
+      {
+        case "":
+          return number > 1 ? "s" : string.Empty;
+        case "al":
+          return number > 1 ? "aux" : "al";
+        case "au":
+          return number > 1 ? "aux" : "au";
+        case "eau":
+          return number > 1 ? "eaux" : "eau";
+        case "eu":
+          return number > 1 ? "eux" : "eu";
+        case "landau":
+          return number > 1 ? "landaus" : "landau";
+        case "sarrau":
+          return number > 1 ? "sarraus" : "sarrau";
+        case "bleu":
+          return number > 1 ? "bleus" : "bleu";
+        case "émeu":
+          return number > 1 ? "émeus" : "émeu";
+        case "lieu":
+          return number > 1 ? "lieux" : "lieu";
+        case "pneu":
+          return number > 1 ? "pneus" : "pneu";
+        case "aval":
+          return number > 1 ? "avals" : "aval";
+        case "bal":
+          return number > 1 ? "bals" : "bal";
+        case "chacal":
+          return number > 1 ? "chacals" : "chacal";
+        case "carnaval":
+          return number > 1 ? "carnavals" : "carnaval";
+        case "festival":
+          return number > 1 ? "festivals" : "festival";
+        case "récital":
+          return number > 1 ? "récitals" : "récital";
+        case "régal":
+          return number > 1 ? "régals" : "régal";
+        case "cal":
+          return number > 1 ? "cals" : "cal";
+        case "serval":
+          return number > 1 ? "servals" : "serval";
+        case "choral":
+          return number > 1 ? "chorals" : "choral";
+        case "narval":
+          return number > 1 ? "narvals" : "narval";
+        case "bail":
+          return number > 1 ? "baux" : "bail";
+        case "corail":
+          return number > 1 ? "coraux" : "corail";
+        case "émail":
+          return number > 1 ? "émaux" : "émail";
+        case "soupirail":
+          return number > 1 ? "soupiraux" : "soupirail";
+        case "travail":
+          return number > 1 ? "travaux" : "travail";
+        case "vantail":
+          return number > 1 ? "vantaux" : "vantail";
+        case "vitrail":
+          return number > 1 ? "vitraux" : "vitrail";
+        case "bijou":
+          return number > 1 ? "bijoux" : "bijou";
+        case "caillou":
+          return number > 1 ? "cailloux" : "caillou";
+        case "chou":
+          return number > 1 ? "choux" : "chou";
+        case "genou":
+          return number > 1 ? "genoux" : "genou";
+        case "hibou":
+          return number > 1 ? "hiboux" : "hibou";
+        case "joujou":
+          return number > 1 ? "joujoux" : "joujou";
+        case "pou":
+          return number > 1 ? "poux" : "pou";
+        case "est":
+          return number > 1 ? "sont" : "est";
+
+        // English
+        case " is":
+          return number > 1 ? "s are" : " is"; // with a space before
+        case "is":
+          return number > 1 ? "are" : "is"; // without a space before
+        case "are":
+          return number > 1 ? "are" : "is"; // without a space before
+        case "has":
+          return number > 1 ? "have" : "has";
+        case "have":
+          return number > 1 ? "have" : "has";
+        case "The":
+          return "The"; // CAPITAL, useful because of French plural
+        case "the":
+          return "the"; // lower case, useful because of French plural
+        default:
+          return number > 1 ? "s" : string.Empty;
+      }
+    }
+
     public static List<string> GetFilesFileteredBySize(DirectoryInfo directoryInfo, long sizeGreaterOrEqualTo)
     {
       List<string> result = new List<string>();