/** * @(#)LicensePlate.java * * LicencePlate application * * @author Todd Le Blanc * @version 1.00 2007/4/13 */ import java.util.*; public class LicensePlate { public static String licensePlate (String wordPlate) { String errorWords[] = {"LAME", "CRAP", "POOP"}; // //String legitWords[] = {"COOL", "NICE", "YEAH"}; String replacePlate = ""; long[] numberPlate = new long [3]; for (int i = 0 ; i < 2 ; i++) { numberPlate [i] = 1 + (long)Math.random () * 10; } for (int i = 0 ; i < 2 ; i++) { if (wordPlate.equals (errorWords [i])) { wordPlate = legitWords [(long)Math.random () * 3]; } else { replacePlate = wordPlate + " " + numberPlate [i]; //means the input doesnt have one of the "errorWords" } } return replacePlate; //returns a license plate that is appropriate } public static void main (String[] args) { String wordPlate = "LAME"; String finalPlate; finalPlate = licensePlate (wordPlate); //takes whatever is returned as value => Calls the method "licensePlate" System.out.println ("An appropriate license plate is : " + finalPlate); } }