java chat smilies

[CountNoobula]

how would i check through a submitted string and replace all traces of smilies with the respective <img />'s please?

[bord2tears]

You could use a map:
[url]http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/Map.html[/url]

You need to iterate through the key set and do a replace all with its matching string value.

[ROBO_DONUT]

Regular expressions are another (probably easier) option.

[CountNoobula]

might you be able to explain that further or provide an example of how ot use that please?

[editline]08:55PM[/editline]

sorry, im not that skilled at java, still learning :$

[Geel]

In AS* it'd just be
for(var i in smileycodes){
text.split(smileycodes[i]).join(smileys[i]);
}

Dunno if there are similar functions in Java.

[chrishind10]

I have a IM I wrote for school that uses PHP to replace :) with an image tag, if its usefull, I will give you a copy of the code.

[TommieBoy]

I think he is asking for a Java code sample, not PHP.

[i300]

[QUOTE=geel9;24142192]In AS* it'd just be
for(var i in smileycodes){
text.split(smileycodes[i]).join(smileys[i]);
}

Dunno if there are similar functions in Java.[/QUOTE]

Who gives a flying fuck about how it is done in AS. He wants java.

[editline]04:58PM[/editline]

[QUOTE=TommieBoy;24145606]I think he is asking for a Java code sample, not PHP.[/QUOTE]

If you are referring to geel9, thats Action Script.

[Geel]

[QUOTE=i300;24147064]Who gives a flying fuck about how it is done in AS. He wants java.

[editline]04:58PM[/editline]

If you are referring to geel9, thats Action Script.[/QUOTE]

I was suggesting a method of doing it if there happen to be similar functions in Java.

[ShaRose]

string.replace

[CountNoobula]

ok, well i was preferring Java, but any will work really, just must preferably be a desktop app

[Geel]

[QUOTE=CountNoobula;24158418]ok, well i was preferring Java, but any will work really, just must preferably be a desktop app[/QUOTE]

for(int i in smilycodes){
userMessage.replace(smileycodes[i],smileyHTML[i]);
}

[editline]04:34PM[/editline]

smileycodes and smileyHTML are arrays. Smileycodes being an array of the user codes(":)") etc. and smileyHTML being an array of the img code.

[TommieBoy]

[QUOTE=i300;24147064]Who gives a flying fuck about how it is done in AS. He wants java.

[editline]04:58PM[/editline]

If you are referring to geel9, thats Action Script.[/QUOTE]

I was talking to Chris. I know what PHP is.