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authorbculkin2442 <bjculkin@mix.wvu.edu>2018-10-14 14:08:52 -0400
committerbculkin2442 <bjculkin@mix.wvu.edu>2018-10-14 14:08:52 -0400
commitb09885e13d8829ee59e10ec0a957f6209c3e4aeb (patch)
tree8332f1d37a6df8ca68c2912fe4f7372af7ab455c /src/main/java/bjc/inflexion/EnglishUtils.java
parentf8eff578b94fece2d02a15104b540537c2a6d0cc (diff)
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-rw-r--r--src/main/java/bjc/inflexion/EnglishUtils.java14
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/bjc/inflexion/EnglishUtils.java b/src/main/java/bjc/inflexion/EnglishUtils.java
index 197b7cf..1a399be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/bjc/inflexion/EnglishUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/bjc/inflexion/EnglishUtils.java
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ public class EnglishUtils {
return "many";
}
-
+ /**
+ * Pick an indefinite article ('a' or 'an') for a phrase.
+ * @param phrase The phrase to pick an article for.
+ * @return The article to use for the phrase.
+ */
public static String pickIndefinite(String phrase) {
Pattern pattern;
Matcher matcher;
@@ -112,9 +116,9 @@ public class EnglishUtils {
if (lowercaseWord.length() == 1) {
if ("aedhilmnorsx".indexOf(lowercaseWord) >= 0) {
return "an";
- } else {
- return "a";
}
+
+ return "a";
}
// Capital words which should likely be preceded by 'an'
@@ -137,9 +141,9 @@ public class EnglishUtils {
} else if (word == word.toUpperCase()) {
if ("aedhilmnorsx".indexOf(lowercaseWord.substring(0, 1)) >= 0) {
return "an";
- } else {
- return "a";
}
+
+ return "a";
}
// Basic method of words that begin with a vowel being preceded by 'an'