> -----Original Message----- > From: sebb > Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 4:03 PM > > On Tue, 30 Jun 2020 at 19:47, Jason Pyeron wrote: > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Amey Jadiye Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 2:04 PM > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Does anyone know if apache commons have any utility which converts number > > > to words ? > > > > > > Ex. 3957 = Three Thousand Nine Hundred and fifty seven. > > > > If not, can dig up the one we made for united states (English) checks and > > donate it to Apache. > > Seems simple, but I think this is going to be a huge amount of work to > maintain. > > Even English will require at least two versions as the US and UK don't agree.
Yep, that’s why I mentioned United States English on bank checks. > > Also numbers are spoken differently depending on context. That seems ignorable or selectable. > For example quantities and dates. > Then there are phone numbers. > > I think this is out of scope for Commons. Sadly, but likely due to the maintainability. You cannot just translate the words and be done. The rules for construction change with languages too. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
