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/** * The quest to make a program that tells the number of Syllabels was one of difficulty. Many attempts were made but all have failed. * I struggled with all the different exceptions for syllables that exist within the english language. I tried implementing a system when the last syllabel is e but it didnt really work. */ public class Syllables { public static void main (String[] args) { System.out.println(countVowels("created")); } public static int countVowels (String arg) { String prevChar = "z"; int one = 0; int two = 1; int count = 0; while (two < arg.length()) { System.out.println(arg.substring(one,two)); if (arg.substring(one,two).equals("a") || arg.substring(one,two).equals("e") || arg.substring(one,two).equals("i") || arg.substring(one,two).equals("o") || arg.substring(one,two).equals("u")) { if (prevChar.equals("a") || prevChar.equals("e") | prevChar.equals("i") || prevChar.equals("o") || prevChar.equals("u")) { //NOTHING } else { count += 1; } } /* if (lastChar.equals("e")) { count -= 1; if (arg.substring(arg.length() - 1, arg.length() - 1).equals("l")) { String prevTwo = arg.substring(arg.length() - 2, arg.length() + 1); } else { count += 1; } } } */ prevChar = arg.substring(one,two); one += 1; two += 1; } return count; } }