wp-includes/l10n.php:483Translates and retrieves the singular or plural form based on the supplied number.
$singlestring$pluralstring$numberint$domainstringoptional'default'string2 hooks fire while _n() runs, in this order:
Filters the singular or plural form of a string.
Filters the singular or plural form of a string for a domain.
function _n( $single, $plural, $number, $domain = 'default' ) { $translations = get_translations_for_domain( $domain ); $translation = $translations->translate_plural( $single, $plural, $number ); /** * Filters the singular or plural form of a string. * * @since 2.2.0 * * @param string $translation Translated text. * @param string $single The text to be used if the number is singular. * @param string $plural The text to be used if the number is plural. * @param int $number The number to compare against to use either the singular or plural form. * @param string $domain Text domain. Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings. */ $translation = apply_filters( 'ngettext', $translation, $single, $plural, $number, $domain ); /** * Filters the singular or plural form of a string for a domain. * * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$domain`, refers to the text domain. * * @since 5.5.0 * * @param string $translation Translated text. * @param string $single The text to be used if the number is singular. * @param string $plural The text to be used if the number is plural. * @param int $number The number to compare against to use either the singular or plural form. * @param string $domain Text domain. Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings. */ $translation = apply_filters( "ngettext_{$domain}", $translation, $single, $plural, $number, $domain ); return $translation;}Introduced in 5.5.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
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