Java examples for java.lang:char
get Syllables From Word
//package com.java2s; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { String word = "java2s.com"; System.out.println(getSyllablesFromWord(word)); }/*from ww w . j a v a 2 s .co m*/ public static List<String> getSyllablesFromWord(String word) { word = word.toLowerCase(); List<String> syllables = new ArrayList<String>(); int marker = 0; while (true) { List<String> clusters = getClustersFromWord(word .substring(marker)); String currentSyllable = ""; // corner cases with the ends of words if (clusters.size() == 1 && syllables.size() == 0) { // this word is just consonants. Not a real word. Return the word to avoid an exception syllables.add(clusters.get(0)); break; } else if (clusters.size() == 2 && clusters.get(1).equals("e") && syllables.size() == 0) { // e.g. the word "the" syllables.add(clusters.get(0) + clusters.get(1)); break; } else if (clusters.size() == 1) { // just a few consonants at the end of the word. Slap this onto the preceding syllable and end String lastSyllable = syllables .remove(syllables.size() - 1); lastSyllable = lastSyllable + clusters.get(0); syllables.add(lastSyllable); break; } else if (clusters.size() == 2 && clusters.get(1).equals("e")) { // perhaps a few consonants and an e (presumably silent) at the end. Slap all this onto the preceding vowel String lastSyllable = syllables .remove(syllables.size() - 1); if (clusters.get(0) != null) { lastSyllable = lastSyllable + clusters.get(0); } lastSyllable = lastSyllable + clusters.get(1); syllables.add(lastSyllable); break; } /** * Enough with the corner cases. From here down we build a legit syllable */ if (clusters.get(0) != null) { // the opening consonant cluster always makes it in this syllable currentSyllable = currentSyllable + clusters.get(0); } if (isMultisyllableVowelCluster(clusters.get(1))) { // if the vowel cluster has multiple syllables, we break it up with the // over-simplified rule that the break after the first vowel currentSyllable = currentSyllable + clusters.get(1).substring(0, 1); } else { // if it's not a multisyllable vowel cluster then we add the whole // cluster, and maybe some consonants currentSyllable = currentSyllable + clusters.get(1); if (clusters.size() > 2 && clusters.get(2) != null && clusters.get(2).length() > 1) { // if the next consonant cluster has multiple consonants, we break it // up by breaking after the first consonant. currentSyllable = currentSyllable + clusters.get(2).substring(0, 1); } } syllables.add(currentSyllable); marker += currentSyllable.length(); } return syllables; } /** * Groups the word into alternating vowel and consonant clusters. * * Note that the even-indexed clusters are always consonants, and the odd-indexed clusters * are always vowels. This means that if the word starts with a vowel, the first cluster is * null * * @param word * In practice this is often a fragment of a word, not the complete word * @return */ static List<String> getClustersFromWord(String word) { List<String> clusters = new ArrayList<String>(); StringBuffer currentCluster = new StringBuffer(); boolean buildingConsonantCluster = true; for (int i = 0; i < word.length(); i++) { char c = word.charAt(i); if (i == 0 && isVowel(c)) { // corner case: we start with a vowel clusters.add(null); // the first cluster is null if we start with a vowel currentCluster.append(c); } else if (buildingConsonantCluster && isVowel(c)) { // we just finished a consonant cluster clusters.add(currentCluster.toString()); currentCluster.delete(0, currentCluster.length()); currentCluster.append(c); buildingConsonantCluster = false; } else if (!buildingConsonantCluster && isConsonant(c)) { // we just finished a vowel cluster clusters.add(currentCluster.toString()); currentCluster.delete(0, currentCluster.length()); currentCluster.append(c); buildingConsonantCluster = true; } else if (buildingConsonantCluster && isConsonant(c)) { // still building a consonant cluster currentCluster.append(c); } else if (!buildingConsonantCluster && isVowel(c)) { // still building vowel cluster currentCluster.append(c); } else { throw new RuntimeException( "I missed a case in the clustering code"); } } clusters.add(currentCluster.toString()); return clusters; } /** * * This function assumes it's being passed a vowel cluster * and return true iff the cluster typically has more than one * syllable. This is impossible to get perfect with such simple * code i.e. the "io" in caution vs. cation. * * @param cluster * @return */ static boolean isMultisyllableVowelCluster(String cluster) { if (cluster.length() > 2) { return true; } else if (cluster.equals("eo") || cluster.equals("ia") || cluster.equals("io") || cluster.equals("ua") || cluster.equals("uo")) { return true; } return false; } static boolean isVowel(char c) { return c == 'a' || c == 'e' || c == 'i' || c == 'o' || c == 'u' || c == 'y' || c == 'A' || c == 'E' || c == 'I' || c == 'O' || c == 'U' || c == 'Y'; } static boolean isConsonant(char c) { return !isVowel(c); } }