Ordinal Number

Here is a PHP function to get the ordinal number. Pass it a number, and it will return a textual number suffixed with either of "st" (like 1st), "nd" (like 2nd), "rd" (like 3rd), "th" (like 4th) etc.

	<?php
	/**
	* ordinal_number.php - PHP function to get ordinal number.
	* Pass it a number and it will return the number suffixed with either
	* of "st" (like 1st), "th" (like 4th), "nd" (like 2nd), "rd" (like 3rd).
	* Copyright (C) 2016 Prabhas Gupte
	*
	* This is free script: you can redistribute it and/or modify
	* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
	* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
	* (at your option) any later version.
	*
	* This script is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
	* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
	* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
	* GNU General Public License for more details.
	*
	* You should also see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt>
	*/
	function ordinal_number($number) {
	$ends = array('th','st','nd','rd','th','th','th','th','th','th');
	if (($number % 100) >= 11 && ($number % 100) <= 13) {
	$abbreviation = $number. 'th';
	}
	else {
	$abbreviation = $number. $ends[$number % 10];
	}
	return $abbreviation;
	} // ordinal_number
	for($i=0; $i<20; $i++) {
	echo '<br />' . ordinal_number($i);
	}// for
	?>

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