Objective-C: format numbers to ordinals: 1, 2, 3, .. to 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Question

In Objective C, is there any way to format an integer to ordinals 1 => \"1st\", 2 => \"2nd\" etc... that works for any language? So if the user

Answer 1

You could use ICU, which includes a way of doing what you describe:

http://icu-project.org/apiref/icu4c/classRuleBasedNumberFormat.html

You don't say what context you're using Objective-C in, but if you're writing for Cocoa, ICU is actually present. However, reaching down to talk to it directly can be a bit tricky.

[edited to link to someone who actually seems to have figured out how to build ICU and link it]

How to build ICU so I can use it in an iPhone app?