Replaces certain words in sentences… here is a solution to the problem.
Replaces certain words in sentences
I’m working on an app in Android Studio to translate certain words that I made up myself. I found the part of the code that translates the word correctly, but it only works when I type the word, not when I enter the word in the sentence. When I type a sentence, it doesn’t show anything when I press the button. For example: When I enter “Cookie”, I get “Biscuit”. But when I enter “I love me a cookie”, it does not display sentences and words when I press the button.
So far, here’s my code:
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
EditText mType;
Button mSearch;
TextView mResults;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
mType = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.typeWordTxt);
mSearch = (Button) findViewById(R.id.find8tn);
mResults = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.resultsTxt);
mSearch.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
if (mType.getText().toString().trim().equals("cookie"))
{
mResults.setText("biscuit");
}
}
});
}
}
Solution
You can do this:
if (mType.getText().toString().toLowerCase().contains("cookie")) {
mResults.setText(mType.getText().toString().replaceAll("(?i)cookie", "biscuit"));
}
As @Andreas says in the comments below, if it’s a complete word, you can use it to replace, not replace the string in the word.