/*
 * Created on Jun 3, 2004
 *
 * TODO To change the template for this generated file go to
 * Window - Preferences - Java - Code Generation - Code and Comments
 */
/**
 * @author mhofmann
 *
 * TODO To change the template for this generated type comment go to
 * Window - Preferences - Java - Code Generation - Code and Comments
 */
public class Word {
    public Word(String s) {
	int i=0;
	while (i < s.length() &&
	       !Character.isLetter(s.charAt(i)))
	    i++;
	int j = s.length() - 1;
	while (j > i &&
	       !Character.isLetter(s.charAt(j)))
	    j--;
	text = s.substring(i,j+1);
    }
    
    public String getText() {
	return text;
    }

    public int countSyllables()
    {
	int count = 0;
	int end = text.length() - 1;
	if (end< 0) return 0;

	char ch = Character.toLowerCase(text.charAt(end));
	if (ch == 'e') end--;

	boolean insideVowelGroup = false;
	for (int i = 0; i <= end; i++) {
	    ch = Character.toLowerCase(text.charAt(i));
	    if ("aeiou".indexOf(ch) >= 0) {
		if (!insideVowelGroup) {
		    count++;
		    insideVowelGroup = true;
		}
	    }
	}
	if (count == 0)
	    count = 1;
	return count;
    }
    private String text;
}