diff --git a/snippets/get-ordinal-suffix-of-number.md b/snippets/get-ordinal-suffix-of-number.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f8832638b --- /dev/null +++ b/snippets/get-ordinal-suffix-of-number.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +### Get Ordinal Suffix of Number + +Use the modulo operator (`%`) to find values of single and tens digits. +Find which ordinal pattern digits match. +If digit is found in teens pattern, use teens ordinal. + +```js +const toOrdinalSuffix = num => { + const int = parseInt(num), digits = [(int % 10), (int % 100)], + ordinals = ["st", "nd", "rd", "th"], oPattern = [1,2,3,4], + tPattern = [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19] + return oPattern.includes(digits[0]) && !tPattern.includes(digits[1]) ? int + ordinals[digits[0]-1] : int + ordinals[3]; +} +// toOrdinalSuffix("123") -> "123rd" +```