st = new StringTokenizer(sentence); while (st.hasMoreTokens()) { letter = st.nextToken().charAt(0); if(letter.compareTo('a') == 0|| letter.compareTo('e') == 0|| letter.compareTo('i') == 0|| letter.compareTo('o') == 0|| letter.compareTo('u') == 0|| letter.compareTo('A') == 0|| letter.compareTo('E') == 0|| letter.compareTo('I') == 0|| letter.compareTo('O') == 0|| letter.compareTo('U') == 0){ //System.out.print(st.nextToken() + "-way "); plsentence = sentence + "-way "; }