NAME
Lingua::EN::Number::IsOrdinal - detect if English number is ordinal or
cardinal
SYNOPSIS
use Lingua::EN::Number::IsOrdinal 'is_ordinal';
ok is_ordinal('first');
ok !is_ordinal('one');
ok is_ordinal('2nd');
ok !is_ordinal('2');
DESCRIPTION
This module will tell you if a number, either in words or as digits, is
a cardinal or ordinal number
<http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/numbers/ordinal>.
This is useful if you e.g. want to distinguish these types of numbers
found with Lingua::EN::FindNumber and take different actions.
FUNCTIONS
is_ordinal
Takes a number as English words or digits (with or without ordinal
suffix) and returns 1 for ordinal numbers and "undef" for cardinal
numbers.
Checks that the whole parameter is a number using Lingua::EN::FindNumber
or a regex in the case of digits, and if it isn't will throw a "not a
number" exception.
This function can be optionally imported.
SEE ALSO
* Lingua::EN::FindNumber
* Lingua::EN::Words2Nums
* Lingua::EN::Inflect::Phrase
AUTHOR
Rafael Kitover <rkitover@cpan.org>