PluralizationService Class (System.Data.Entity.Design.PluralizationServices)

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PluralizationService Class

Provides methods for constructing plural and singular forms of words.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System.Data.Entity.Design.PluralizationServices..::.PluralizationService

Namespace: System.Data.Entity.Design.PluralizationServices
Assembly: System.Data.Entity.Design (in System.Data.Entity.Design.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public MustInherit Class PluralizationService

public abstract class PluralizationService

Visual C++

public ref class PluralizationService abstract

[<AbstractClass>]
type PluralizationService =  class end

The PluralizationService type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	PluralizationService	Initializes a new instance of the PluralizationServices class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Culture	Gets or sets the PluralizationService culture.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	CreateService	Creates a PluralizationService that applies language rules that correspond to the specified CultureInfo.
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	IsPlural	Determines if the specified word is plural.
	IsSingular	Determines if the specified word is singular.
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Pluralize	Returns the plural form of the specified word
	Singularize	Returns the singular form of the specified word.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

The PluralizationService class applies English rules for constructing plural and singular forms of words. To extend the service to other languages, use the PluralizationService on the EntityModelSchemaGenerator class.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Reference

System.Data.Entity.Design.PluralizationServices Namespace