Write a program that: Asks the user to enter a word. If word starts with a vowel

Question

Write a program that: Asks the user to enter a word. If word starts with a vowel, the program prints that it starts with a vowel. If word starts with a consonant, the program prints that it starts with a consonant. If word starts with neither a vowel nor a consonant (e.g., it starts with a number, or a punctuation character, or it is the empty string), the program prints that it starts with neither a vowel nor a consonant. Example Program Run: Please enter a word: 543 543 starts with neither a vowel nor a consonant. Example Program Run: Please enter a word: Airplane Airplane starts with a vowel. Example Program Run: Please enter a word: cat cat starts with a consonant.

Explanation / Answer

import java.util.Scanner;

public class WordStart{

public static void main(String []args) {
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
String inputWord, message;
System.out.print("Please enter a word: ");

inputWord = scanner.nextLine();
message = inputWord + " ";
  
if(inputWord.toLowerCase().charAt(0) >= 'a'
           && inputWord.toLowerCase().charAt(0) <= 'z'){
switch(inputWord.toLowerCase().charAt(0)){
case 'a':
case 'e':
case 'i':
case 'o':
case 'u':
message += "starts with a vowel.";
break;
default:
message += "starts with a consonant.";
}
}
else {
message += "starts with neither a vowel nor a consonant.";
}
      
System.out.print(message);
}
}

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