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Mad Java

The document is a Java program for a MadLibs game where users provide words and phrases to fill in a story. It includes functionalities to create a mad-lib from an input file and view the mad-lib. The program utilizes a menu system for user interaction and handles file input/output operations.

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Mad Java

The document is a Java program for a MadLibs game where users provide words and phrases to fill in a story. It includes functionalities to create a mad-lib from an input file and view the mad-lib. The program utilizes a menu system for user interaction and handles file input/output operations.

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package madLibs;

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class MadLibs {

public static void main(String[] args)throws FileNotFoundException {


// TODO Auto-generated method stub
boolean playGame = true;
Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);

System.out.println("Welcome to the game of MadLibs.");


System.out.println("I will ask you to provide various words ");
System.out.println("and phrases to fill a story.");
System.out.println("The result will be written to an output file.");

while(playGame == true){
playGame = menu(console);
}

System.out.println("Thanks for playing!");

public static boolean menu(Scanner console) throws FileNotFoundException{

System.out.println("(C)reate mad-lib, (V)iew mad-lib, (Q)uit?");


String answer = console.next();
if(answer.charAt(0) == 'c' || answer.charAt(0) == 'C'){
create(console);
return true;
}
if(answer.charAt(0) == 'v' || answer.charAt(0) == 'V' ){
view(console);
return true;
}
if(answer.charAt(0) == 'q' || answer.charAt(0) == 'Q'){
return false;
}
else{
System.out.println("Invalid answer. Please try again.");
return true;
}
}
public static void create(Scanner console)throws FileNotFoundException{

System.out.println("Input file name: ");


String nameIn = console.next();
File f1 = new File(nameIn);
while(!f1.exists()){
System.out.println("File not found. Try again: ");
nameIn = console.next();
//f1 = new File(nameIn);
}
System.out.println("Output file name: ");
String nameOut = console.next();
File out = new File(nameOut);
PrintStream output = new PrintStream(out);
Scanner input = new Scanner(f1);

while(input.hasNextLine()){
String text = input.next();

//System.out.print(text);
//processLine(console, f1, nameOut);
if(text.startsWith("<") && text.endsWith(">")){
//String x = input.next();
char a = text.charAt(1);
String anora = aOrAn(a);
text = text.replace('<', ' ');
text = text.replace('>', ' ');
text = text.replace('-', ' ');
System.out.println("Please type" + anora + text);
String in = console.next();
output.print(" " + in + " ");
}
else{
output.print(" " + text + " ");
}
}

public static void view(Scanner console)throws FileNotFoundException{


Scanner input = new Scanner(new File("simple.txt"));
while(input.hasNextLine()){
String text = input.nextLine();
//System.out.println(text);
//processLine(text);

}
System.out.println();
}
/*public static void processLine(Scanner console, File inName, String
outName)
throws FileNotFoundException{
Scanner madL = new Scanner(new File(inName.getPath()));
//int length = madL.next().length();
PrintStream output = new PrintStream(new File(outName));
String tx = madL.next();
System.out.println(tx);

if(madL.nextLine().startsWith("<") && madL.nextLine().endsWith(">")){


String x = madL.next();
char a = x.charAt(1);
String anora = aOrAn(a);
x.replace('<', ' ');
x.replace('>', ' ');
x.replace('-', ' ');
System.out.println("Please type" + anora + x);
String in = console.nextLine();
output.print(" " + in + " ");

}
else{
String y = madL.next();
output.print(" " + y + " ");
}

}*/

public static String aOrAn(char check){


String a;
if(check == 'a' || check == 'A' || check == 'i' || check == 'I'
|| check == 'i' || check == 'e' || check == 'E' ||
check == 'o' || check == 'O' || check == 'u' || check == 'U'){
a = " an";
}
else{
a = " a";
}
return a;
}

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