Unpluralize an English Word

Unpluralize an English word. NOTE: If you find words that are exceptions and not handled correctly, please report them to support@chilkatsoft.com.

The Chilkat ASP String Component is freeware and may be used in any ASP application. To install, download and unzip the ASP String Component. Then copy the CkString.dll to a directory on your ASP Web Server and register it with regsvr32.exe.

<% @CodePage = 65001 %>
<% Response.CodePage = 65001 %> 

<html>
<head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head>
<body>
<%
' The ASP String component (CkString) can be downloaded from:
' http://www.chilkatsoft.com/download/CkString.zip

set cks = Server.CreateObject("CkString.CkString")

' Unpluralize an English word.
' The string must contain a single word and leading/trailing spaces should be trimmed.
cks.Str = "leaves"
cks.Unpluralize
' Prints leaf
Response.Write cks.Str & "<br>"

cks.Str = "components"
cks.Unpluralize
' Prints component
Response.Write cks.Str & "<br>"

cks.Str = "peaches"
cks.Unpluralize
' Prints peach
Response.Write cks.Str & "<br>"

cks.Str = "pennies"
cks.Unpluralize
' Prints penny
Response.Write cks.Str & "<br>"

%>
</body>
</html>

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