namespace ACE.Common.Extensions
{
    public static class StringExtensions
    {
        public static bool StartsWithVowel(this string s)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(s))
                return false;

            char firstLetter = s.ToLower()[0];
            bool isVowel = "aeiou".IndexOf(firstLetter) >= 0;

            return isVowel;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// For objects that don't have a PropertyString.PluralName
        /// </summary>
        public static string Pluralize(this string name)
        {
            if (name.EndsWith("ch") || name.EndsWith("s") || name.EndsWith("sh") || name.EndsWith("x") || name.EndsWith("z"))
                return name + "es";
            else
                return name + "s";
        }
    }
}