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    Default Replacing letters in a string NOT WORKING.

    I'm changing my encryption program so that instead of numbers it uses a combination like D5 or A9. This will make it easier for the decryption part of the program. It's not working properly though. when I enter a lowercase a it gives me C061, but its supposed to change to P1. I don't understand why it's spitting out the wrong stuff! This happens with all the other letters too.

    pdphrase = post decryption phrase
    pephrase = post encryption phrase

    Code for replacing the a:
    			if (pdphrase.contains("a")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("a", "P1");
     
    			}

    Please help!

    EDIT: I took out the part about decrypting the C061 because I was checking the wrong string.
    Last edited by sp11k3t3ht3rd; January 12th, 2011 at 11:38 AM.


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    Default Re: Replacing letters in a string NOT WORKING.

    It seemed to work when i tried it.
    Tbh, i haven't seen the rest of your code so that might be it but. what i did was this:
    public String checkString() {
        String pdphrase = null;
        try {
            System.out.println("Type in a string you want encrypted!");
            pdphrase = br.readLine();
        } catch(IOException io) {
            System.out.println(io);
        }
        	if (pdphrase.contains("a")) {
                        pdphrase = pdphrase.replace("a", "P1");
                        System.out.println(pdphrase);
                        return pdphrase;
    			}
        return null;
        }

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    Default Re: Replacing letters in a string NOT WORKING.

    That code looks OK to me.. Is it still causing problems?

    If so, please post all of your code for us to look at.
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    Default Re: Replacing letters in a string NOT WORKING.

    This is all of my code. The weird thing is that I also am making the same program in C++. It uses the same changes (in both programs a gets changes to P1) but they both do it wrong, but in the same way. entering a in both programs will give you V62. Its really weird.

    public class MEDS {
     
    	public static void main(String [] args) {
     
    		userInput input = new userInput();
    		String choice = "Enter your choice: ";
    		String dphrase = "Enter the phrase you want encrypted: ";
    		String pdphrase;
    		String ephrase = "Enter the phrase you want decrypted: ";
    		String pephrase;
     
    		System.out.println("Welcome to M.E.D.S.");
    		System.out.println("");
    		System.out.println("Mike's Encryption / Decryption Software");
    		System.out.println("");	
    		System.out.println("Options:");
    		System.out.println("-----------------");
    		System.out.println("| 1. Encryption |");
    		System.out.println("| 2. Decryption |");
    		System.out.println("-----------------");
    		System.out.println("");
     
    		input.getUserInput(choice);
     
    		if (input.input.equals("1")) {
     
    			System.out.println("");
     
    			pdphrase = input.getUserInput(dphrase);
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("a")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("a", "Z2");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("b")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("b", "C4");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("c")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("c", "F1");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("d")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("d", "T0");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("e")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("e", "R5");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("f")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("f", "Q1");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("g")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("g", "K2");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("h")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("h", "O0");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("i")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("i", "K6");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("j")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("j", "N5");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("k")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("k", "L1");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("l")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("l", "S5");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("m")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("m", "R1");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("n")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("n", "S3");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("o")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("o", "S0");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("p")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("p", "A8");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("q")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("q", "L6");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("r")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("r", "E4");
     
    			}
     
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("s")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("s", "I3");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("t")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("t", "F3");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("u")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("u", "M3");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("v")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("v", "P7");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("w")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("w", "L3");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("x")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("x", "J7");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("y")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("y", "H8");
     
    			}
     
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("z")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("z", "N2");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("A")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("A", "N3");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("B")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("B", "R0");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("C")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("C", "B3");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("D")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("D", "O4");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("E")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("E", "Y4");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("F")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("F", "N0");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("G")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("G", "G6");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("H")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("H", "Y1");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("I")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("I", "U8");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("J")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("I", "L4");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("K")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("K", "E7");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("L")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("L", "W0");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("M")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("M", "Y3");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("N")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("N", "E0");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("O")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("O", "S1");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("P")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("P", "R6");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("Q")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("Q", "F4");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("R")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("R", "C0");
     
    			}
     
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("S")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("S", "O6");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("T")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("T", "Y0");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("U")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("U", "B8");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("V")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("V", "Q0");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("W")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("W", "O5");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("X")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("X", "B6");
     
    			}
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("Y")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("Y", "B1");
     
    			}
     
     
    			if (pdphrase.contains("Z")) {
     
    				pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("Z", "V6");
     
    			}
     
    			System.out.println("");
    			System.out.println("Encrypted Phrase:");
    			System.out.println("");
    			System.out.println(pdphrase);
    			System.out.println("");
     
     
    		}
     
    		if (input.input.equals("2")) {
     
    			System.out.println("");
     
    			pephrase = input.getUserInput(ephrase);
     
    			if (pephrase.contains("V62")) {
     
    				pephrase = pephrase.replaceAll("V62" , "a");
     
    			}
     
     
    			System.out.println("");
    			System.out.println("Decrypted Phrase:");
    			System.out.println("");
    			System.out.println(pephrase);
    			System.out.println("");
     
    		}
     
    	}
     
    }

    I haven't finished the decryption code yet.

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    Default Re: Replacing letters in a string NOT WORKING.

    Seems pretty obvious.... Although your original code is nowhere to be found in the post that contains "all" of your code

    Lets say the original String was something simple like "a"

    The first if would be true, and execute:
    if (pdphrase.contains("a")) {
     
                    pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("a", "Z2");
     }

    Now pdphrase is "Z2"..... The rest of the if statements would be false, until the last one

     
                if (pdphrase.contains("Z")) {
     
                    pdphrase = pdphrase.replaceAll("Z", "V6");
     
                }


    So pdphrase would change from Z2 to V62.

    You are replacing already encrypted values.
    Last edited by DavidFongs; January 13th, 2011 at 06:28 PM.

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    Default Re: Replacing letters in a string NOT WORKING.

    Wow... I can't believe I didn't see that. Any suggestions on different values I could use or should I just make the capital letters the same as the lowercase letters?
    Last edited by sp11k3t3ht3rd; January 13th, 2011 at 06:39 PM.

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    Default Re: Replacing letters in a string NOT WORKING.

    You can use your same values for replacement, you just need to make sure you only replace characters that were originally in the String to be "encrypted"

    This can be done many ways. The simplest is probably to "encrypt" each character one by one starting from index 0.

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    Default Re: Replacing letters in a string NOT WORKING.

    So use a loop with a position variable that increments each time it goes through all the characters? Suggestion on loop type?

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    Default Re: Replacing letters in a string NOT WORKING.

    Never mind, I'm just going to keep it as it is. That way if anyone got a hold of the code they'd get tripped up a bit.

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