Intl.PluralRules.prototype.select()

The select() method of {{jsxref("Intl.PluralRules")}} instances returns a string indicating which plural rule to use for locale-aware formatting of a number.

{{InteractiveExample("JavaScript Demo: Intl.PluralRules.prototype.select()")}}

```js interactive-example console.log(new Intl.PluralRules("ar-EG").select(0)); // Expected output: "zero"

console.log(new Intl.PluralRules("ar-EG").select(5)); // Expected output: "few"

console.log(new Intl.PluralRules("ar-EG").select(55)); // Expected output: "many"

console.log(new Intl.PluralRules("en").select(0)); // Expected output: "other"

## Syntax

```js-nolint
select(number)

Parameters#

• number
• : The number to get a plural rule for.

Return value#

A string representing the pluralization category of the number. This 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 an {{jsxref("Intl.PluralRules")}} object. These options are set in the Intl.PluralRules() constructor.

Examples#

Using select()#

First, create an Intl.PluralRules object, passing the appropriate locales and options parameters. Here we create a plural rules object for Arabic in the Egyptian dialect. Because the type is not specified the rules object will provide formatting for cardinal numbers (the default).

const pr = new Intl.PluralRules("ar-EG");

Then call select() on the rules object, specifying the number for which the plural form is required. Note that Arabic has 5 forms for cardinal numbers, as shown.

pr.select(0); // 'zero'
pr.select(1); // 'one'
pr.select(2); // 'two'
pr.select(6); // 'few'
pr.select(18); // 'many'

Specifications#

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility#

{{Compat}}

See also#

• {{jsxref("Intl.PluralRules")}}