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Chapter Five — General Functions (continued)

GetWordType Function

Overview

The GetWordType function analyzes the content of a provided word and returns the type and attributes.

Syntax/Parameters

Syntax

dword = GetWordType ( string data );

Parameters

data

A string containing a word with no spaces.

Return Value

Returns a dword containing the attributes from the word scan.

Remarks

The GetWordType function scans the content of data and returns a composite bitwise value with the type and attributes of the word:

  Definition   Bitwise   Description
  Item Types        
    WT_TYPE_ITEM_MASK   0x000F0000   Item Type Mask
    WT_TYPE_UNKNOWN   0x00000000   Unknown Value
    WT_TYPE_WORD   0x00010000   Word (dog, cat, monkey)
    WT_TYPE_NUMBER   0x00020000   Number
    WT_TYPE_NUMBER_SERIAL   0x00030000   Serial Number (12, 63)
    WT_TYPE_LEADER   0x00040000   Leader Line
    WT_TYPE_RULER   0x00050000   Ruler (possible or dash, nil)
    WT_TYPE_CURRENCY_LEADER   0x00060000   Opening Currency “$  1,121”
    WT_TYPE_NIL   0x00070000   Nil or Compound Nil “--(a)” or “—” or “$-”
    WT_TYPE_DATE   0x00080000   Date “12/12/12”, “12.12.12”, “23:22” or ISO
  Word Variations        
    WT_WORD_MASK   0x00700000   Word Type Mask
  Types        
    WT_WORD_UNKNOWN   0x00000000   Unknown or General Word Type
    WT_WORD_LOWER   0x00100000   Lower Case Word
    WT_WORD_UPPER   0x00200000   Upper Case Word
    WT_WORD_INITIAL   0x00300000   Initial Capital
  Word Flags        
    WT_WORD_TRAIL_MASK   0x000000FF   Punctuation (low in char)
    WT_WORD_TRAIL_PUNCTUATION   0x00800000   Trails Punctuation (in low char)
    WT_WORD_QUOTED   0x01000000   Word Quoted (can be partial)
    WT_WORD_IN_HOLE   0x02000000   Word has Parenthesis or Brackets
    WT_WORD_LEADER_TRAIL   0x04000000   Word has a Trailing Leader Line
  Lexicon        
    WT_WORD_LEXICON_MASK   0x70000000   Lexicon Mask
    WT_WORD_DATE_MONTH   0x10000000   Word is in Month Lexicon
    WT_WORD_DATE_DAY   0x20000000   Word is in Day Lexicon
    WT_WORD_HONORIFIC   0x30000000   Word is in Honorific Lexicon
  Number Variations        
    WT_NUMBER_ALIGN_MASK   0x000000FF   Alignment Position at Size
  Types        
    WT_NUMBER_MASK   0x00700000   Number Type Mask
    WT_NUMBER_UNKNOWN   0x00000000   Unknown Type
    WT_NUMBER_YEAR   0x00100000   Number is Year (1900-2099)
    WT_NUMBER_DAY   0x00200000   Number is Day (1-31)
    WT_NUMBER_FORMATTED   0x00300000   Number is Formatted
    WT_NUMBER_LIST   0x00400000   Part of a List (1-99 with trail)
  Number Flags        
    WT_NUMBER_NEGATIVE   0x01000000   Negative Number (000) or -000
    WT_NUMBER_IN_HOLE   0x02000000   Negative Number (000)
    WT_NUMBER_FOOTNOTE   0x04000000   Has Footnote
    WT_NUMBER_CURRENCY   0x08000000   Has Currency
    WT_NUMBER_PERCENT   0x10000000   Has Percent
    WT_NUMBER_IN_HOLE_ERROR   0x20000000   Error in Parenthetical
    WT_NUMBER_BAD_FORMAT   0x40000000   Bad Format (characters, not structure)
  Leader Variation        
    WT_LEADER_SIZE_MASK   0x00000FFF   Word Type Mask (character in bottom)
  Ruler Variations        
    WT_RULER_MASK   0x00700000   Drawing Character in the Lower 8-bits
    WT_RULER_CHARACTER   0x000000FF   Mask for Ruler Character
  Ruler Types        
    WT_RULER_MIXED   0x00000000   Of Indeterminate Type
    WT_RULER_SUBTOTAL   0x00100000   Subtotal Type
    WT_RULER_TOTAL   0x00200000   Total Type
  Ruler Flags        
    WT_RULER_DASH   0x01000000   Possible Connecting Dash
  Date Variations        
    WT_DATE_MASK   0x0F000000   Date Code Mask
    WT_DATE_AS_GENERAL   0x00000000   Date as Any Type (short mm/yy not supported)
    WT_DATE_ISO_8601   0x01000000   Date as ISO (in part, w w/o time)
    WT_DATE_TIME_ONLY   0x02000000   A Time with Optional AM/PM
  Unknown Word Data        
    WT_UNKNOWN_ALPHA   0x0000000F   Alpha Count
    WT_UNKNOWN_NUMERIC   0x000000F0   Numeric Count
    WT_UNKNOWN_CURRENCY   0x00000300   Currency Count (4)
    WT_UNKNOWN_PUNCTUATION   0x00000C00   Sentence Punctuation Count (4)
    WT_UNKNOWN_COMMA_PERIOD   0x00003000   Comma Period Count
    WT_UNKNOWN_GROUP   0x0000C000   Parenthesis/Brace Group
    WT_UNKNOWN_QUOTE   0x00300000   Quote Character Count
    WT_UNKNOWN_FOOTNOTE   0x00C00000   Footnote Type Characters
    WT_UNKNOWN_RULE   0x03000000   Rule Character Count
    WT_UNKNOWN_ELLIPSE   0x0C000000   Ellipse Count
    WT_UNKNOWN_OTHER   0x30000000   Other Count

 

The item type can be filtered by ANDing the result with the WT_TYPE_ITEM_MASK value:

code = GetWordType(word);
switch (code & WT_TYPE_ITEM_MASK) {
  case WT_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
    break;
  case WT_TYPE_WORD:
    break;
  case WT_TYPE_NUMBER:
    break;
  case WT_TYPE_NUMBER_SERIAL:
    break;
  case WT_TYPE_LEADER:
    break;
  case WT_TYPE_RULER:
    break;
  case WT_TYPE_CURRENCY_LEADER:
    break;
  case WT_TYPE_NIL:
    break;
  case WT_TYPE_DATE:
    break;
  }

Each case section can then count or act upon the details of the item.

The GetWordType function is useful for aggregating information from a text stream to perform high-level analysis. For example, a line of text can be parsed, information accumulated, and the first and last word data examined to determine the probability of the line being a heading, part of a paragraph, or perhaps a row of a table.

Analysis is performed on a gross level basis. That is, types of characters are counted and then run through logic to perform a basic analysis. For example, if one or two dashes are present without text, the content will be considered a “nil” value as would be seen in a table. On the other hand, three dashes would be considered as a possible rule or visual aid.

Other functions, such as the GetNumericType and the GetListItemType functions, can return more details regarding a number.

The word should be passed to the GetWordType function without spaces. If the Word Parse Object is employed with WP_GENERAL mode, the data returned is compatible with analysis. See the WordParseCreate function.

Related Functions

GetListItemType — Scans a word and returns its characteristics as a list item.

GetNumericType — Scans a number (word) and returns its characteristics.

WordParseCreate — Creates a Word Parse Object with options.

WordParseGetWord — Parses to the next item or word and returns a string.

Platform Support

Go13, Go16, GoFiler Complete, GoFiler Corporate, GoFiler, GoFiler Lite, GoXBRL

Legato IDE, Legato Basic

 

GoFiler Legato Script Reference — Generated on 04/22/2024

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