Auto Pluralize

I created a little helper for auto-pluralizing a word using the Inflection class that comes with CakePHP. All I do is pass it the word and the count. The result will be something like, "1 member" or "2 members".

class PluralHelper extends Helper {

  //$s = the string
  //$c = the count
  function ize($s, $c)
  {
    if($c == 0 || $c > 1)
    {
      $inflect = new Inflector();
      return $c . ' ' . $inflect->pluralize($s);
    }else{
      return $c . ' ' . $s;
    }
  }
}

Using the Plural helper is really easy. First, be sure to add it to your controller:

var $helpers = array('Html','Plural');

After that, in your view, call it like this:

echo $plural->ize('member',2)