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May 23, 2011 15:16
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public String toPiglatin(String englishWord) { | |
Character englishFirstLetter = englishWord.charAt(0); | |
String piglatinWord; | |
if (isVowel(englishFirstLetter)) { | |
piglatinWord = englishWord + "way"; | |
} else { | |
int firstVowelIndex = findFirstVowelIndex(englishWord); | |
String piglatinStart = englishWord.substring(firstVowelIndex); | |
String piglatinEnd = englishWord.substring(0,firstVowelIndex).toLowerCase(); | |
if (Character.isUpperCase(englishFirstLetter)) { | |
Character piglatinFirstLetter = Character.toUpperCase(piglatinStart.charAt(0)); | |
piglatinStart = piglatinFirstLetter + piglatinStart.substring(1); | |
} | |
piglatinWord = piglatinStart + piglatinEnd + "ay"; | |
} | |
return piglatinWord; | |
} |
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