Syllables pronunciation extension or service needed

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This might give you some ideas....

it doesn't have to be about Google Sheets or SQLite, the processes are similar for most requirements....

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With javascript and AppInventor it can be done quite easily.
Just use a regez inside a script.

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The power of Javascript

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Hmmm, not working here in companion?

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I tested in companion on Android 11 and Android 10 works fine

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Works OK (companion) on real device, Android 12, but not on my genymotion Android 10. Don't know why, javascript usually runs OK, I'll keep digging...

[EDIT] Doesn't work with customWebView either, so there must be a glitch in the emulator somewhere for regex.

[EDIT 2] Fixed it :wink: It wasn't the regex, but the .replaceAll javascript function:
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replaced it (excuse the pun) with
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and it works :slight_smile:
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@Kevinkun

Is it possible to apply the regex to your regex extension, so one could build a procedure using just blocks?

const syllableRegex = /[^aeiouy]*[aeiouy]+(?:[^aeiouy]*$|[^aeiouy](?=[^aeiouy]))?/gi;
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You are right.
Android webview doesn't support not standard
ECMA script and replace all function Is a prototype function

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.replaceAll works in modern browsers and in Android 10,11,12 on real devices, it just may not be backwards compatible with older devices...

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In Spanish, syllabic separation is a bit more complicated, since many words have vowels with accent marks.

I have used this JavaScript code to get the Spanish syllables:
https://github.com/nicofrem/silabajs/blob/master/silabajs.js

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Syllables_Divide_v2.aia (8.6 KB)

BTW, what is the hyphenation of the word ridiculous, ri-di-cu-lous or ri-dic-u-lous?

https://www.silabas.net/index-en.php?lang=%2Findex-en.php&p=ridiculous&button=Hyphenation

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I would say this one (which Marco's algorithm returns)

Try rhythm or righteous:wink:

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https://www.wordreference.com/definition/ridiculous

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sorry I don't understand, do you want a block with this pattern? the MATCH or REPLACE function not working ?
edit: it's working:

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I couldn't get it to work at first, but realised some editing of the regex was required:

[^aeiouy]*[aeiouy]+(?:[^aeiouy]*$|[^aeiouy](?=[^aeiouy]))?

worked for me :)

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wo0ow thank you so much nice workaround , just doing visible false for webviewer and works perfect ,

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Some more interesting results.....

ma-ry -had- a -lit-tle -lam-b it-s flee-ce -was- whi-te- as- snow

the -quic-k brow-n fox- jum-ped- o-ver- the -la-zy -dog
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It ain't no better than rhy-thm :smiley:

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Thanks

I tested the script with a list of 100 words with a result of 90 correct results.
however each language has its own rules (for example in Italian we have diphthongs with groups of three vowels) which make a 100% reliable algorithm impossible

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The code for Spanish that I linked in #14 works fine for Spanish, the same code makes some mistakes in Italian: mo-stra, na-sco, se-gno, pe-sca, pe-sce, guèr-ra... maybe you are interested in modifying it.

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I saw your code that with some corrections works well also in Italian.however each language has its exceptions which make it impossible to develop a 100% secure algorithm.without a database support.

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I am not knocking it, I think for general use and 95% of situations, this is an excellent solution :+1:

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