-- This module converts a number into its written English form.
-- For example, "2" becomes "two", and "79" becomes "seventy-nine".
local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs
local p = {}
local max = 100 -- The maximum number that can be parsed.
local ones = {
[0] = '零',
[1] = '一',
[2] = '二',
[3] = '三',
[4] = '四',
[5] = '五',
[6] = '六',
[7] = '七',
[8] = '八',
[9] = '九'
}
local specials = {
[10] = '十',
[20] = '二十',
[30] = '三十',
[40] = '四十',
[50] = '五十',
[60] = '六十',
[70] = '七十',
[80] = '八十',
[90] = '九十',
[100] = '一百'
}
local formatRules = {
{num = 90, rule = '九十%s'},
{num = 80, rule = '八十%s'},
{num = 70, rule = '七十%s'},
{num = 60, rule = '六十%s'},
{num = 50, rule = '五十%s'},
{num = 40, rule = '四十%s'},
{num = 30, rule = '三十%s'},
{num = 20, rule = '二十%s'},
{num = 10, rule = '十%s'}
}
function p.main(frame)
local args = getArgs(frame)
local num = tonumber(args[1])
local success, result = pcall(p._main, num)
if success then
return result
else
return string.format('<strong class="error">Error: %s</strong>', result) -- "result" is the error message.
end
return p._main(num)
end
function p._main(num)
if type(num) ~= 'number' or math.floor(num) ~= num or num < 0 or num > max then
error('input must be an integer between 0 and ' .. tostring(max), 2)
end
-- Check for numbers from 0 to 9.
local onesVal = ones[num]
if onesVal then
return onesVal
end
-- Check for special numbers.
local specialVal = specials[num]
if specialVal then
return specialVal
end
-- Construct the number from its format rule.
onesVal = ones[num % 10]
if not onesVal then
error('Unexpected error parsing input ' .. tostring(num))
end
for i, t in ipairs(formatRules) do
if num >= t.num then
return string.format(t.rule, onesVal)
end
end
error('No format rule found for input ' .. tostring(num))
end
return p
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