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Palindrome Checker | CIT Year 1 | 2018

This script creates a graphical Java application. Using this application user will be able to perform some analysis on text. The analysis will allow the user to check if the data entered is a palindrome and will also report several other statistics of the usage of the characters that comprises the entered data.



 

import java.awt.Color;



/*

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* and open the template in the editor.

*/

/**

*

* @author danielwevers

*/

public class PalindromeChecker extends javax.swing.JFrame {


/**

* Creates new form PalindromeChecker

*/

public PalindromeChecker() {

initComponents();

}


/**

* This method is called from within the constructor to initialize the form.

* WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is always

* regenerated by the Form Editor.

*/

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

// <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">//GEN-BEGIN:initComponents

private void initComponents() {


jTextField1 = new javax.swing.JTextField();

jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();

jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();

jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();

jLabel8 = new javax.swing.JLabel();

jLabel9 = new javax.swing.JLabel();

jLabel10 = new javax.swing.JLabel();

jLabel11 = new javax.swing.JLabel();

jLabel12 = new javax.swing.JLabel();

jLabel13 = new javax.swing.JLabel();

jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();

jLabel3 = new javax.swing.JLabel();

jLabel4 = new javax.swing.JLabel();

jLabel5 = new javax.swing.JLabel();

jLabel6 = new javax.swing.JLabel();

jLabel7 = new javax.swing.JLabel();

jLabel14 = new javax.swing.JLabel();

jLabel15 = new javax.swing.JLabel();


setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);


jButton1.setText("Check");

jButton1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {

public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {

jButton1ActionPerformed(evt);

}

});


jLabel1.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Lucida Grande", 0, 24)); // NOI18N

jLabel1.setText("Is it a Palindrome?");


jPanel1.setBackground(java.awt.Color.white);


jLabel8.setText("0");


jLabel9.setText("0");


jLabel10.setText("0");


jLabel11.setText("0");


jLabel12.setText("0");


jLabel13.setText("0");


jLabel2.setText("Alpha:");


jLabel3.setText("Num:");


jLabel4.setText("Control: ");


jLabel5.setText("Upper: ");


jLabel6.setText("Lower:");


jLabel7.setText("White Space:");


javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel1);

jPanel1.setLayout(jPanel1Layout);

jPanel1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(

jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)

.addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()

.addContainerGap(30, Short.MAX_VALUE)

.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)

.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()

.addComponent(jLabel5)

.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)

.addComponent(jLabel11)

.addGap(20, 20, 20)

.addComponent(jLabel6)

.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)

.addComponent(jLabel12)

.addGap(43, 43, 43)

.addComponent(jLabel7)

.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)

.addComponent(jLabel13))

.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()

.addComponent(jLabel2)

.addGap(11, 11, 11)

.addComponent(jLabel8)

.addGap(20, 20, 20)

.addComponent(jLabel3)

.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)

.addComponent(jLabel9)

.addGap(50, 50, 50)

.addComponent(jLabel4)

.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)

.addComponent(jLabel10)))

.addGap(16, 16, 16))

);

jPanel1Layout.setVerticalGroup(

jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)

.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()

.addGap(25, 25, 25)

.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)

.addComponent(jLabel2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)

.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)

.addComponent(jLabel4)

.addComponent(jLabel3)

.addComponent(jLabel8)

.addComponent(jLabel9)

.addComponent(jLabel10)))

.addGap(18, 18, 18)

.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)

.addComponent(jLabel5)

.addComponent(jLabel6)

.addComponent(jLabel7)

.addComponent(jLabel11)

.addComponent(jLabel12)

.addComponent(jLabel13))

.addContainerGap(25, Short.MAX_VALUE))

);


jLabel14.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Lucida Grande", 1, 18)); // NOI18N

jLabel14.setText("Stats");


jLabel15.setText(".....................................................................");


javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());

getContentPane().setLayout(layout);

layout.setHorizontalGroup(

layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)

.addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()

.addGap(0, 0, Short.MAX_VALUE)

.addComponent(jLabel15)

.addGap(72, 72, 72))

.addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()

.addGap(53, 60, Short.MAX_VALUE)

.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)

.addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()

.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)

.addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)

.addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()

.addComponent(jLabel14)

.addGap(141, 141, 141))

.addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()

.addGap(24, 24, 24)

.addComponent(jTextField1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 166, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)

.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)

.addComponent(jButton1)))

.addGap(48, 48, 48))

.addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()

.addComponent(jLabel1)

.addGap(110, 110, 110))))

);

layout.setVerticalGroup(

layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)

.addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()

.addGap(12, 12, 12)

.addComponent(jLabel1)

.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)

.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)

.addComponent(jButton1)

.addComponent(jTextField1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))

.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)

.addComponent(jLabel15)

.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 8, Short.MAX_VALUE)

.addComponent(jLabel14)

.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)

.addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)

.addGap(18, 18, 18))

);


pack();

}// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents

private boolean isPalindrome(String word) {

StringBuffer userWord = new StringBuffer(); // StringBuffer to hold the user entered word

StringBuffer backwards;// StringBuffer to hold reversed user entered word


//Loop to get rid of non letters and whitespace

for (int i = 0; i < word.length(); i++) {

char goodch = word.charAt(i);

if (Character.isLetterOrDigit(goodch)) {

userWord.append(goodch);

}


}

String normal = userWord.toString();//convert original StringBuffer to String

backwards = userWord.reverse();//reverse userWord and assign to backwards String

String backward = backwards.toString();// convert backwards StringBuffer to String

int n = normal.compareToIgnoreCase(backward);//compare original String to reversed String and ignore the case


if (n == 0) {

return true;// Original String is the same as reversed String, Is Palindrome

} else {

return false;// Original String is NOT the same as reversed String, Is Not Palindrome

}


}


private int[] stringStats(String userWord) {// Method to count characters

int stats[] = new int[6];// array to hold count


for (int i = 0; i < userWord.length(); i++) {//Loop to go through the word, determine which character, then add to the count

Character ch = userWord.charAt(i);


if (Character.isLetter(ch)) {// count for letters

stats[0]++;

}

if (Character.isDigit(ch)) {// count for numbers

stats[1]++;

}

if (Character.isISOControl(ch)) {//count for controls

stats[2]++;

}

if (Character.isUpperCase(ch)) {// count for uppercase

stats[3]++;

}

if (Character.isLowerCase(ch)) {// count for lower case

stats[4]++;

}

if (Character.isWhitespace(ch)) {// count for white space

stats[5]++;

}


}

return stats;

}



private void jButton1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_jButton1ActionPerformed

String userWord = jTextField1.getText();// get user entered text from text field and initialize to String userWord


if (isPalindrome(userWord)) { // calling isPalindrome method, if true sets text field to green and displays message

jTextField1.setBackground(Color.green);

jLabel1.setText("It is a Palindrome!");

} else {

jTextField1.setBackground(Color.red);// if not true sets text field to red and displays message

jLabel1.setText("It is NOT a Palindrome!");


}

int stats[] = stringStats(userWord);

String statString[] = new String[6];

for (int i = 0; i < stats.length; i++) {

statString[i] = String.valueOf(stats[i]);

}

// Set the test of each label to the corrosponding counts

jLabel8.setText(statString[0]);

jLabel9.setText(statString[1]);

jLabel10.setText(statString[2]);

jLabel11.setText(statString[3]);

jLabel12.setText(statString[4]);

jLabel13.setText(statString[5]);


}//GEN-LAST:event_jButton1ActionPerformed


/**

* @param args the command line arguments

*/

public static void main(String args[]) {

/* Set the Nimbus look and feel */

//<editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Look and feel setting code (optional) ">

/* If Nimbus (introduced in Java SE 6) is not available, stay with the default look and feel.

* For details see http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/plaf.html

*/

try {

for (javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {

if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {

javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());

break;

}

}

} catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {

java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(PalindromeChecker.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);

} catch (InstantiationException ex) {

java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(PalindromeChecker.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);

} catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {

java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(PalindromeChecker.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);

} catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {

java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(PalindromeChecker.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);

}

//</editor-fold>


/* Create and display the form */

java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

public void run() {

new PalindromeChecker().setVisible(true);

}

});

}


// Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables

private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;

private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;

private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel10;

private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel11;

private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel12;

private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel13;

private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel14;

private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel15;

private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;

private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel3;

private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel4;

private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel5;

private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel6;

private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel7;

private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel8;

private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel9;

private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;

private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField1;

// End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables

}



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