need a function 4 this task!

[Piyush]

I need a function 4 this..for eg

if i input this string

'this i the {[first|last|third]} {[tym|time]} i m saying this to u..'

it should return..an array containing these 6 strings...

1.)'this is the first tym i m saying this to u..'

2.)'this is the last tym i m saying this to u..'

3.)'this is the third tym i m saying this to u..'

4.)'this is the first time i m saying this to u..'

5.)'this is the last time i m saying this to u..'

6.)'this is the third time i m saying this to u..'

Here {[ and ]} are special tags in which words are placed..seperated by |

thx

waiting 4 ur replies...:-)

[Jos]

waiting 4 ur replies...:-)

Understand that, like me, English isn't your mother tongue, but I am sure you can do better then this.

So, try making normal sentences in stead of this turbo talk stuff and try to be more clear in your definition of your problem and your actual question. There is no question mark in your post at all.

Jos

[Piyush]

Understand that, like me, English isn't your mother tongue, but I am sure you can do better then this.

So, try making normal sentences in stead of this turbo talk stuff and try to be more clear in your definition of your problem and your actual question. There is no question mark in your post at all.

Jos

are you telling me to not to use the shortcuts i have used in the post for e.g. 'your' instead of 'ur'?

And i tried to explain my problem..as much as i could..i don't know wht to add to it..:-(

[kylomas]

jos,

"turbo talk", I like that. It perfectly describes this gobbledegook!

kylomas

[AdmiralAlkex]

@Piyush

Show some code and ask a question and we might help you, but we're not writing your script for you.

[Varian]

Seems interesting...

[ChrisL]

lk @ StringRegExp in t' help file

( you've got to know how to speak to these dudes )

[LurchMan]

lk @ StringRegExp in t' help file

( you've got to know how to speak to these dudes )

Reminds me of the movie Airplane!

[kylomas]

reminds me of " A Clockwork Orange"

[Malkey]

Having proved to myself this method was possible, I might as well post it.

#include <Array.au3>

Opt("MustDeclareVars", 1) ;0=no, 1=require pre-declare

Local $iCount = 0, $aResult[2000]
Local $sStr = "This is the {[first|last|third]} {[occasion|time]} I'm saying this to {[you|him|her]}."

_StringOptions($sStr, $aResult, $iCount)

If $iCount > 0 Then
    ReDim $aResult[$iCount]
    _ArrayDisplay($aResult)
EndIf


Func _StringOptions($sStr, ByRef $aResult, ByRef $iCount)
    If StringRegExp($sStr, "\{\[(.+?)\]\}") Then ; Check if "{[" and "]}" is present in string.
        Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sStr, "\{\[(.+?)\]\}", 1)
        Local $aTemp = StringSplit($aArray[0], "|", 3)
        For $j = 0 To UBound($aTemp) - 1
            Local $sTemp = StringReplace($sStr, "{[" & $aArray[0] & "]}", $aTemp[$j])
            If StringRegExp($sTemp, "\{\[(.+?)\]\}") Then ; Check if "{[" and "]}" is present in string.
                _StringOptions($sTemp, $aResult, $iCount) ; Call function again if present.
            Else
                $aResult[$iCount] = $sTemp ; Results stored in ByRef array.
                $iCount += 1
            EndIf
        Next
    EndIf
    Return
EndFunc   ;==>_StringOptions

Edit: Added ByRef variables instead of using global variables. See Varian's next post for original post.

Edited February 2, 2011 by Malkey

[Varian]

Having proved to myself this method was possible, I might as well post it.

#include <Array.au3>

Global $iCount = 0, $aResult[2000]
Local $sStr = "This is the {[first|last|third]} {[occasion|time]} I'm saying this to {[you|him|her]}."

_StringOptions($sStr)

If $iCount > 0 Then
    ReDim $aResult[$iCount]
    _ArrayDisplay($aResult)
EndIf


Func _StringOptions($sStr)
    If StringRegExp($sStr, "\{\[(.+?)\]\}") Then ; Check if "{[" and "]}" is present in string.
        Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sStr, "\{\[(.+?)\]\}", 1)
        Local $aTemp = StringSplit($aArray[0], "|", 3)
        For $j = 0 To UBound($aTemp) - 1
            $sTemp = StringReplace($sStr, "{[" & $aArray[0] & "]}", $aTemp[$j])
            If StringRegExp($sTemp, "\{\[(.+?)\]\}") Then ; Check if "{[" and "]}" is present in string.
                _StringOptions($sTemp) ; Call function again if present.
            Else
                $aResult[$iCount] = $sTemp ; Results stored in global array.
                $iCount += 1
            EndIf
        Next
    EndIf
    Return
EndFunc   ;==>_StringOptions

Bravo!

[Piyush]

thx a lot guys for the solution....haven't tested your code..yet because i am in college....and i don't have a laptop...

i also wrote a function during these days..in my notebook...during my classes.......to perform this task....

i will certainly have a look at this...again...thanks...

[Piyush]

whoa! much better than what i thought...thx thx thx.....that works perfectly....