Adding Number Suffix (st, nd, rd,th, etc.)

[graceout]

Is there a cool slick way to determine which suffix goes at the end of a number (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 25th, etc.) besides a dozen if then statements after counting the char length of the number and subtracting all but the last digit to determine the final one, then adding the approriate suffix?

It seems like I should be able to take it's modulus by 10 to determine the last digit. Then (unless the number is between 6 and 20; which all take a 'th'). adding the suffix based on the modulus result.

Any Ideas?

Thanks

[sarah]

If it is a date, you can use S which will give you the ordinal suffix for the day of the month, 2 characters; i.e. "st", "nd", "rd" or "th"

[graceout]

Thanks, Sarah.

Not a date, though. working on how to display exponents in text form.

(converting 10³ to:

10 to the 3rd power.)

I've got my whole script done, but I can't figure out a quick way to parse the 3 and generate a 'rd'.

I might have to do it the hard way.....

Thanks!

[sarah]

I also found this on another site (http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.strings.php)

function getNth ($n) {
 $qn = (int) (($n%100) / 10);
 $rn = $n % 10;

 $suffix = "th";

 if ($qn != 1) {
   switch ($rn) {
   case 1: $suffix = "st"; break;
   case 2: $suffix = "nd"; break;
  case 3: $suffix = "rd"; break;
   }
 }

return $n . $suffix;
}

[graceout]

Thanks Sarah!

I searched all through the Manual, but didn't where something like this would be hidden. (Not in any of the math/number functions.

Oh Well,

Thanks Again!