/// <summary>
/// Translates given string to specified language.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ToTranslate">string</param>
/// <param name="Language">string</param>
/// <returns>translated string</returns>
public string Translate(string ToTranslate, string Language)
{
//split input on whitespace
var Words = ToTranslate.Split(' ');
var NewWordList = new ArrayList();
foreach (var Word in Words)
{
//check for digits and symbols
var HasDigitsOrSymbols = Word.Any(char.IsDigit) || Word.Any(char.IsSymbol);
//check if string is all punctuation
var IsAllPunctuation = IsAllPunct(Word);
//translate only if string is free from digits or symbols and is not all punctuation
if (!HasDigitsOrSymbols && !IsAllPunctuation)
{
//remove leading and trailing punctuation
var TrimmedWord = TrimPunctuation(Word);
var TranslatedWord = "";
//do not translate if word contains internal punctuation, except for hyphenated words and contractions
if (!TrimmedWord.Any(char.IsPunctuation) || Regex.IsMatch(TrimmedWord, ContractionRegexPattern))
{
if (Word.Length > 0)
{
if (Language.Equals(Language1))
{
//new object instance
var PigLatinTranslator = new PigLatinTranslator();
//translate to PigLatin
TranslatedWord = PigLatinTranslator.ConvertTo(TrimmedWord);
}
else if (Language.Equals(Language2))
{
//new object instance
var PigGreekTranslator = new PigGreekTranslator();
//translate to PigGreek
TranslatedWord = PigGreekTranslator.ConvertTo(TrimmedWord);
}
else
{
/*doNothing();*/
}
}
}
else
{
//no translation performed
TranslatedWord = TrimmedWord;
}
//add punctuation back to word
var PunctuatedWord = this.LeadingPunctuation + TranslatedWord + this.TrailingPunctuation;
//add word to arraylist
NewWordList.Add(PunctuatedWord);
}
else
{
//add unaltered word to arraylist
NewWordList.Add(Word);
}
}
return(string.Join(" ", NewWordList.ToArray()));
}
