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Turn a sequence of numbers into a sequence of words
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var lookSaySequence = (function() { | |
var words = { | |
'0': 'zero', | |
'1': 'one', | |
'2': 'two', | |
'3': 'three', | |
'4': 'four', | |
'5': 'five', | |
'6': 'six', | |
'7': 'seven', | |
'8': 'eight', | |
'9': 'nine' | |
}; | |
var re = new RegExp('0123456789'.split('').join('+|') + '+', 'g'); | |
return function(num) { | |
if (typeof num === 'undefined') return; | |
num = ''+num; | |
var arry = num.match(re); | |
var result = arry.map(function(n) { | |
var end = n.length === 1 ? '' : 's'; | |
return words[n.length] + ' ' + words[n.charAt(0)] + end; | |
}); | |
if (result.length === 1) return result[0]; | |
if (result.length === 2) return result[0] + ' and ' + result[1]; | |
return result.slice(0, result.length - 1).join(', ') + ', and ' + result.slice(-1); | |
} | |
}()); |
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