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pig latinizer
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require 'pry' | |
class PigLatinizer | |
def piglatinize(input) | |
# pig-latinizes for more than one word | |
# for piglatinizer of individual words, see scramble | |
# binding.pry | |
input.split.collect{ |word| scramble(word) }.join(" ") | |
end | |
def scramble(word) | |
# takes in one word, pig-latinizes it | |
# => #head is an array of chars before the first vowel of word | |
# => if first char of word == vowel, head = [] | |
head = head(word) | |
if head == [] | |
return word + "way" | |
else | |
return tail(word) + head.join + "ay" | |
end | |
end | |
def head(word) | |
# head should be composed of only constatants | |
# otherwise head = [] | |
chars = word.split("") | |
head = [] | |
chars.each do |char| | |
if !is_vowel?(char) | |
head << char | |
else | |
return head | |
end | |
end | |
end | |
def tail(word) | |
tail = word[(head(word).count)..-1] | |
end | |
def is_vowel?(char) | |
vowels = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u', 'A', 'E', 'I', 'O', 'U'] | |
vowels.include?(char) | |
end | |
end |
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