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Diffstat (limited to 'src/main/java/bjc/inflexion/EnglishUtils.java')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/main/java/bjc/inflexion/EnglishUtils.java | 14 |
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' |