Re: Convert spelled out numbers to digits?
Re: Convert spelled out numbers to digits?
- Subject: Re: Convert spelled out numbers to digits?
- From: "Eric E. Dolecki" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:44:47 -0400
How would you go about looking for arbitrary numeric word(s) in a string to
then convert using the NSNumberFormatterSpellOutStyle? Using NLP in Obj-C?
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On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Kirk <email@hidden> wrote:
> On Mar 27, 2013, at 3:51 PM, "Eric E. Dolecki" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> !!!!!
>
>
> Yeah, that was my reaction also.
>
> When you do try text it can't interpret ("eleventy-seven", "dozen"), nil
> is returned.
>
> It would seem like one could thus do a fairly easy scheme of locating
> numeric words in arbitrary text, then grouping consecutive numeric words,
> then resubmitting the groups for conversion to numeric values.
>
> Combine with spellcheck, and stir.
>
>
> Thank you :)
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> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Kirk <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> NSNumberFormatter * nf = [[NSNumberFormatter new] autorelease];
>> [nf setNumberStyle: NSNumberFormatterSpellOutStyle];
>> NSLog(@"Survey Says...%@", [nf numberFromString:@"three"]);
>>
>> Yields "Survey Says...3"
>>
>> ** Also worked with "seventy-three" and "thirteen point five" **
>>
>> This was under iOS.
>>
>> Personally, I was gobsmacked at the results.
>>
>> Kirk Kerekes
>> (iPhone)
>>
>
>
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