private static string AddPostfixTest()
{
ArWord word = new ArWord("كَتَبَ");
word.addPostfix("تُ");
return(word.ToLetString());
}
public void addPostfix(string input)
{
Exception e = new Exception("ERROR: adding postfix.");
//special rule! Adding plural to female
//if (input == "َاتٌ")
//{
// if (this[Count - 1].Cons == 'ة')
// {
// RemoveAt(Count - 1);
// this[Count - 1].Vowel = '0';
// }
//}
if (input == "")
{
return; //nothing we need to do.
}
ArWord postfix = new ArWord(input);
if (this[Count - 1].Vowel != '0') //there IS a vowel in the last "letter"
{
if (postfix[0].Cons == '0') //if there is no consonance in the postfix, adding is not legitimate.
{
throw e;
}
AddRange(postfix); //normal adding of the postfix.
}
else //there is no vowel
{
if (postfix[0].Cons != '0') // postfix does not begin with a vowel - easy adding
{
AddRange(postfix);
}
else //tricky part - I don't have a vowel but postfix begin with.
{
this[Count - 1].Vowel = postfix[0].Vowel;
postfix.RemoveAt(0); //remove the one that contained only a vowel.
if (postfix.Count == 0)
{
return;
}
//merging identical consonants
if (this[Count - 1].Vowel == Letter.sukun && this[Count - 1].Cons == postfix[0].Cons)
{
RemoveAt(Count - 1);
postfix[0].IsShada = true;
}
AddRange(postfix);
}
}
}
private static string ArWordTest()
{
//ArWord postfix = new ArWord("ْتُنَّ");
//ArWord word = new ArWord("كَتَب");
//ArWord merged = word + postfix;
ArWord word = new ArWord("الفعل");
return(word.ToLetString());
}
} //default C'tor
//copy c'tor
public ArWord(ArWord referece) : base(referece)
{
} //using the base copy constructor