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Pig Latin
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def translate(str) | |
words = str.split(" ") | |
result_array = Array.new | |
words.each do |word| | |
if ( word.match(/^[aeiou]/) ) | |
result_array.push( word + 'ay' ) | |
else | |
done = false | |
consonants = '' | |
until(done) | |
working = word[0] | |
if (working == 'q') | |
consonants = consonants + 'qu' | |
word[0] = '' | |
word[0] = '' | |
break | |
end | |
if ( working.match(/^[aeiou]/) ) | |
break | |
end | |
consonants = consonants + working | |
word[0] = '' | |
end | |
result_array.push( word + consonants + 'ay' ) | |
end | |
end | |
result_array.join(' ') | |
end | |
# def translate(str) | |
# words = str.split(" ") | |
# vowels = ["a","e","i","o","u"] | |
# result_string = "" | |
# result_array = [] | |
# | |
# words.each do |word| | |
# letters = word.split | |
# truncated_word = "" | |
# consonants = [] | |
# | |
# i = 0 | |
# unless vowels.include?(letters.first) | |
# consonants[0] = letters.first | |
# | |
# until vowels.include?(letters[i]) | |
# consonants[i] = letters[i] | |
# i += 1 | |
# end | |
# | |
# if consonants.last == 'q' | |
# consonants[i] = letters[i] | |
# i += 1 | |
# end | |
# end | |
# | |
# truncated_word[i] = letters[i] | |
# i += 1 | |
# while i < word.length | |
# truncated_word += letters[i] | |
# i += 1 | |
# end | |
# | |
# translated_word = truncated_word + consonants + "ay" | |
# result_array << translated_word | |
# end | |
# result_string = result_array.join(" ") | |
# result_string | |
# end | |
translate("the quick brown fox") |
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