Title: Plural_Forms::get
Published: November 20, 2017
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# Plural_Forms::get( int $num ): int

## In this article

 * [Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plural_forms/get/?output_format=md#description)
 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plural_forms/get/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plural_forms/get/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plural_forms/get/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plural_forms/get/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plural_forms/get/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Get the plural form for a number.

## 󠀁[Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plural_forms/get/?output_format=md#description)󠁿

Caches the value for repeated calls.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plural_forms/get/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$num`intrequired

Number to get plural form for.

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plural_forms/get/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 int Plural form value.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plural_forms/get/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function get( $num ) {
    	if ( isset( $this->cache[ $num ] ) ) {
    		return $this->cache[ $num ];
    	}
    	$this->cache[ $num ] = $this->execute( $num );
    	return $this->cache[ $num ];
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/pomo/plural-forms.php/)
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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plural_forms/get/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [Plural_Forms::execute()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plural_forms/execute/)`wp-includes/pomo/plural-forms.php` |

Execute the plural form function.

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/plural_forms/get/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [4.9.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/4.9.0/) | Introduced. |

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