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?
Google Voice: (508) 656-0622 Twitter: eric_dolecki XBoxLive: edolecki PSN: eric_dolecki Imagineric <http://imagineric.ericd.net> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Kirk <kirkkere...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mar 27, 2013, at 3:51 PM, "Eric E. Dolecki" <edole...@gmail.com> 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 :) > > > > Google Voice: (508) 656-0622 > Twitter: eric_dolecki XBoxLive: edolecki PSN: eric_dolecki > Imagineric <http://imagineric.ericd.net> > > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Kirk <kirkkere...@gmail.com> 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) >> > > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
