Write a program that reads a sentence as input and converts each word to \"Pig L
ID: 3568509 • Letter: W
Question
Write a program that reads a sentence as input and converts each word to "Pig Latin". In one version of Pig Latin, you convert a word by removing the first letter, placing that letter at the end of the word, and then appending "ay" to the word. Here is an example:
English: I SLEPT MOST OF THE NIGHT
Pig Latin: IAY LEPTSAY OSTMAY FOAY HETAY IGHTNAY
The Code I Have:
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Hw6pr6
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println("Please enter a phrase to convert into Pig Latin: ");
Scanner keyboard = new Scanner( System.in );
String phrase = keyboard.nextLine();
String[] words = phrase.split(" ");
for(int i = 0; i < words.length(); i++ )
{
char firstLetter = (words[i].charAt(0));
if (firstLetter == 'a' || firstLetter == 'e' || firstLetter == 'i' || firstLetter == 'o' || firstLetter == 'u')
{
String vowel = words[i] +"way";
System.out.print(vowel);
}
else
{
String start = words[i].substring(0,1);
String end = words[i].substring(1,phrase.length());
System.out.print(end + start + "ay");
}
}
System.out.println( );
}
}
Error Message:
Hw6pr6.java:16: error: cannot find symbol
for(int i = 0; i < words.length(); i++ )
^
symbol: method length()
location: variable words of type String[]
Explanation / Answer
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Hw6pr6
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println("Please enter a phrase to convert into Pig Latin: ");
Scanner keyboard = new Scanner( System.in );
String phrase = keyboard.nextLine();
String[] words = phrase.split(" ");
for(int i = 0; i < words.length; i++ ) //Fix length() to length
{
char firstLetter = (words[i].charAt(0));
if (firstLetter == 'a' || firstLetter == 'e' || firstLetter == 'i' || firstLetter == 'o' || firstLetter == 'u')
{
String vowel = words[i] +"way";
System.out.print(vowel);
}
else
{
String start = words[i].substring(0,1);
String end = words[i].substring(1,words[i].length()); //phrase changed to words[i]
System.out.print(end + start + "ay");
}
System.out.print(" "); //space added
}
System.out.println( );
}
}