Обсуждение: ordinal decimal number

Hi,

I add to the to_char() routine "ordinal-number" feature, but my 
English is insufficient for this :-(  (sorry)

I good know how is it for non-decimal numbers, but if number has 
decimal part?

Example:    2.6  --> 2.6th            or  2.6  --> 2.6nd 

Please!
                    Karel

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> Hi,
> 
> I add to the to_char() routine "ordinal-number" feature, but my 
> English is insufficient for this :-(  (sorry)

There are enough people that speak English, what we don't have enough
of on this world are people that know what they can and can't do :)

> I good know how is it for non-decimal numbers, but if number has 
> decimal part?
> 
> Example: 2.6  --> 2.6th 
>             or  2.6  --> 2.6nd 

It's:  2.6 --> 2.6th

Joost Roeleveld

"J. Roeleveld" wrote: >> Hi, >>  >> I add to the to_char() routine "ordinal-number" feature, but my  >> English is
insufficientfor this :-(  (sorry) > >There are enough people that speak English, what we don't have enough >of on this
worldare people that know what they can and can't do :) > >> I good know how is it for non-decimal numbers, but if
numberhas  >> decimal part? >>  >> Example: 2.6  --> 2.6th  >>             or  2.6  --> 2.6nd  > >It's:  2.6 --> 2.6th
 

It isn't really possible to have an ordinal with decimal places in
English; it sounds very awkward.

Ordinals designate placing in a list; a computer example would be an
array index.  How can such a number have decimal places?

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On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Oliver Elphick wrote:

> "J. Roeleveld" wrote:
>   >> Hi,
>   >> 
>   >> I add to the to_char() routine "ordinal-number" feature, but my 
>   >> English is insufficient for this :-(  (sorry)
>   >
>   >There are enough people that speak English, what we don't have enough
>   >of on this world are people that know what they can and can't do :)
>   >
>   >> I good know how is it for non-decimal numbers, but if number has 
>   >> decimal part?
>   >> 
>   >> Example: 2.6  --> 2.6th 
>   >>             or  2.6  --> 2.6nd 
>   >
>   >It's:  2.6 --> 2.6th
> 
> It isn't really possible to have an ordinal with decimal places in
> English; it sounds very awkward.
> 
> Ordinals designate placing in a list; a computer example would be an
> array index.  How can such a number have decimal places?
I implement it to to_char (ordinal with decimal places), but is user choise 
if use or not use it...
                        Karel  

Karel Zak - Zakkr wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Oliver Elphick wrote:
> 
> > "J. Roeleveld" wrote:
> >   >> Hi,
> >   >>
> >   >> I add to the to_char() routine "ordinal-number" feature, but my
> >   >> English is insufficient for this :-(  (sorry)
> >   >
> >   >There are enough people that speak English, what we don't have enough
> >   >of on this world are people that know what they can and can't do :)
> >   >
> >   >> I good know how is it for non-decimal numbers, but if number has
> >   >> decimal part?
> >   >>
> >   >> Example: 2.6  --> 2.6th
> >   >>             or  2.6  --> 2.6nd
> >   >
> >   >It's:  2.6 --> 2.6th
> >
> > It isn't really possible to have an ordinal with decimal places in
> > English; it sounds very awkward.
> >
> > Ordinals designate placing in a list; a computer example would be an
> > array index.  How can such a number have decimal places?

I guess they are awkward in most languages, except for designating powers 
where they _could_ be used by extension of their use for integer powers?
e raised to the pi-th power ?

btw, should 2.2 be 2.2nd or 2.2th (two point tooth :)

what about rationals 7 2/3 th ?

what about legal float numbers like infinity (is it infinitieth)
and NaN - NaN-th or NaNd :)

for me 2.2nd represents not decimal but hierrachy, so it should be possible to
have
2.2.2.2nd

>  I implement it to to_char (ordinal with decimal places), but is user choise
> if use or not use it...

Is your code locale-aware ?

I guess that this is something that could probbaly be found in localisation
tables,
except perhaps for floats.

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Hannu

On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Hannu Krosing wrote:

> I guess they are awkward in most languages, except for designating powers 
> where they _could_ be used by extension of their use for integer powers?
>  
> e raised to the pi-th power ?
> 
> btw, should 2.2 be 2.2nd or 2.2th (two point tooth :)
> 
> what about rationals 7 2/3 th ?
> 
> what about legal float numbers like infinity (is it infinitieth)
> and NaN - NaN-th or NaNd :)
> 
> for me 2.2nd represents not decimal but hierrachy, so it should be possible to
> have
> 2.2.2.2nd
> 
> >  I implement it to to_char (ordinal with decimal places), but is user choise
> > if use or not use it...
> 
> Is your code locale-aware ?
> 
> I guess that this is something that could probbaly be found in localisation
> tables,
> except perhaps for floats.

(IMHO) POSIX locale not contains information about ordinal numbers (if 
you mean this). But to_char supports locales for currency symbol, decimal
poin and group separator.   
                        Karel