Convert Numbers to Ordinal Words in Laravel

Need to spell out ordinal numbers in your Laravel app? The Number::spellOrdinal method provides a convenient way to convert numeric values into their ordinal word form.

Basic Usage

Convert numbers to ordinal words easily:

use Illuminate\Support\Number;

$title = 'The ' . Number::spellOrdinal(40) . ' president';
// Result: "The fortieth president"

Real-World Example

Here's how you might use it in a content management system:

class ChapterFormatter
{
    public function formatChapterTitle(int $number, string $title): string
    {
        return sprintf(
            'Chapter %s: %s',
            Number::spellOrdinal($number),
            $title
        );
    }

    public function formatAnniversary(Carbon $date): string
    {
        $years = $date->diffInYears(now());
        
        return sprintf(
            'Celebrating our %s anniversary!',
            Number::spellOrdinal($years)
        );
    }
}

class DocumentGenerator
{
    public function generateBookIndex(array $chapters)
    {
        return collect($chapters)->map(function($chapter, $index) {
            return sprintf(
                '%s - %s',
                Number::spellOrdinal($index + 1),
                $chapter['title']
            );
        })->join("\n");
    }
}

// Usage
$formatter = new ChapterFormatter();
echo $formatter->formatChapterTitle(3, 'The Journey Begins');
// Output: "Chapter third: The Journey Begins"

$doc = new DocumentGenerator();
$index = $doc->generateBookIndex([
    ['title' => 'Introduction'],
    ['title' => 'Getting Started'],
]);
// Output: "First - Introduction\nSecond - Getting Started"

The Number::spellOrdinal method makes it easy to create human-readable content with properly formatted ordinal numbers.

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