Thread: SMS Textspeak Corrector

Hello SHENGTON,

Welcome to the Java Programming Forums.

I don't have any experience in JavaME but in JaveSE you could use the String replaceAll method for correcting - String (Java Platform SE 6)

Here is an example for you. It's not perfect but you get the idea. Obviousally it needs to be adapted for JavaME.

 
	public static String[] txtWord = {"txt","spk","lol","np","brb"};
	public static String[] realWord = {"text","speak","laugh out loud","no problem","be right back"};		
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
 
		String phrase = "Hello mate. Long time no spk, lol. Thats np, i'll brb!";
 
		for(int a = 0; a < txtWord.length; a++){
 
			if(phrase.contains(txtWord[a])){
				phrase = phrase.replaceAll(txtWord[a], realWord[a]);
			}
		}
 
		System.out.println(phrase);
	}

Input:

Hello mate. Long time no spk, lol. Thats np, i'll brb!

Output:

Hello mate. Long time no speak, laugh out loud. Thats no problem, i'll be right back!

Hello JavaPF, good evening.

Please take a look my code. I having a problem in replacing the text inside the TextBox.

Here's the code:

import javax.microedition.midlet.*;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.*;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.TextBox;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.CommandListener;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Command;
 
public class TextBoxMIDlet extends MIDlet implements CommandListener
{
  private Display display;
  private static String[] txtWord = {"txt","spk","lol","np","brb"};
  private static String[] realWord = {"text","speak","laugh out loud","no problem","be right back"};
  private Command txtspk = new Command("Correct Textspeak", Command.ITEM, 0);
  private Command exit = new Command("Exit", Command.EXIT, 0);
  private TextBox t;
 
  public TextBoxMIDlet() {
    display = Display.getDisplay(this);
  }
 
  public void startApp() {
      t = new TextBox ("TextBox Example", null, 256, TextField.ANY);
      t.addCommand(txtspk);
      t.addCommand(exit);
      t.setCommandListener(this);
      display.setCurrent(t);
  }
 
  public void pauseApp() {}
 
  public void destroyApp(boolean unconditional){}
 
  public void commandAction(Command command, Displayable displayable)
  {
      if (command == exit)
      {
          destroyApp(true);
          notifyDestroyed();
      }
      if (command == txtspk)
      {
          for(int a = 0; a < txtWord.length; a++)
          {
              if(t.equals(txtWord[a]))
              {
                  t = t.replaceAll(txtWord[a], realWord[a]);
              }
          }
          System.out.println(t);
      }
  }
}

I'm having a problem with this this part:

      if (command == txtspk)
      {
          for(int a = 0; a < txtWord.length; a++)
          {
              if(t.equals(txtWord[a]))
              {
                  t = t.replaceAll(txtWord[a], realWord[a]);
              }
          }
          System.out.println(t);
      }

I don't know how to figure it out. What's wrong with my code?