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Programming Assignment

INTRODUCTION

You'll be creating a menu-driven main program for processing strings, but you'll do this by first writing a set of functions, and then using those functions inside a main program.

Specific deliverables and deadlines will be given for each piece of this assignment. You must complete and submit each piece by the given deadline. Missing any deadline will disqualify you from further consideration on this assignment (in other words, your entire assignment will be graded based only on what you've submitted up to that point).

Submissions will be in the form of a PDF file, showing:

• your well-commented source code;
• its behavior on the given test cases; and
• its behavior on two additional test cases of your own choosing.

Specific commenting guidelines will be given below, and proper commenting will form an essential part of your grades.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Here is an overview of the program you'll be writing. The next section will discuss how you should develop your program.

Functions

Write the following functions. Each of these functions should have a single parameter -- accepting a c-style string as an argument.

The function should only do what is specified (note that none of these functions do any output to the screen):

1. Write a function that counts and returns the number of vowels in the string. (For the purposes of this exercise, we are talking about the standard 5 vowels -- A, E, I, O, U

(upper- or lower-case)).

2. Write a function that counts and returns the number of consonants in the string.

3. Write a function that converts the string to all lowercase.

4. Write a function that converts the string to all uppercase.

Main Program

Write a main program that performs the following steps:

1. Prompt the user to enter a string, and let them type it in.

This could be an entire sentence, with the newline indicating the end of the string. You may assume the string will be no more than 100 characters, so declare your array accordingly.

2. Display the following menu:

A) Count the number of vowels in the string
B) Count the number of consonants in the string
C) Convert the string to uppercase
D) Convert the string to lowercase
E) Display the current string
F) Enter another string
M) Display this menu
X) Exit the program

3. Enter a loop, allowing the user to type in a menu choice each time. Loop should continue until the user enters the command to exit. Upper and lowercase letters should be allowed for the menu choices. If more than one character is entered, only use the first character.

•When the A or B commands are entered (counting vowels or consonants), call the corresponding function, then print the result
•When the C or D commands are chosen, just call the appropriate function to convert the string. Do not do any output from main on these commands.
•When E is chosen, print the contents of the stored string.
•When F is chosen, allow a new string to be typed - this will replace the previous one.
•If an unknown command is entered, display the message

"Unknown Command: enter M for help"

•The menu should only be displayed once at the start, and then again whenever the M option is selected Sample Run (user input is underlined, to distinguish it from output):

Input a line of text, up to 100 characters:

> The quick brown fox jumped. The lazy dog, he was jumped over.

A) Count the number of vowels in the string
B) Count the number of consonants in the string
C) Convert the string to uppercase
D) Convert the string to lowercase
E) Display the current string
F) Enter another string
M) Display this menu
X) Exit the program

Enter your menu selection: a
Number of vowels: 16
Enter your menu selection: B
Number of consonants: 31
Enter your menu selection: c
Enter your menu selection: e

The string:

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED. THE LAZY DOG, HE WAS JUMPED OVER.

Enter your menu selection: D
Enter your menu selection: E
The string:
the quick brown fox jumped. the lazy dog, he was jumped over.
Enter your menu selection: f
Input a new line of text, up to 100 characters:
> Mary Had A Little Lamb. His name was Fleecy Pete.
Enter your menu selection: C
Enter your menu selection: e

The string:

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB. HIS NAME WAS FLEECY PETE.
Enter your menu selection: d
Enter your menu selection: E
The string:
mary had a little lamb. his name was fleecy pete.
Enter your menu selection: b
Number of consonants: 24
Enter your menu selection: a
Number of vowels: 14
Enter your menu selection: x
Goodbye