What is the quickest way to format and copy a quote in a programming language?

[Dembadon]

...so forgive the stupid game:

What would be the most efficient way to reproduce the following without using keyboard shortcuts for formatting, or any variant of a quote + copy-paste method?

Do you know how long this took?

 

[dav2008]

My submission:

Do you know how long this took?

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2668/append.gif

I'm sure you could write a script in any language to go through any string and append the tags to every other letter.

 

[Carnivroar]

[/QUOTE]

raphael@raphael:~$ cat bored.java
public class bored {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String r = "";
        int j = 0;
        for(int i = 0; i < args[0].length(); i++) {
            if (args[0].charAt(i) != ' ' && j++ % 2 == 0) 
                r += String.format("[b][u][i]%s[/b][/u][/i]", args[0].charAt(i));
            else
                r += args[0].charAt(i);
        }
        System.out.println(r);
    }
}
raphael@raphael:~$ javac bored.java
raphael@raphael:~$ java bored "Do you know how long this took?"
[b][u][i]D[/b][/u][/i]o [b][u][i]y[/b][/u][/i]o[b][u][i]u[/b][/u][/i] k[b][u][i]n[/b][/u][/i]o[b][u][i]w[/b][/u][/i] h[b][u][i]o[/b][/u][/i]w [b][u][i]l[/b][/u][/i]o[b][u][i]n[/b][/u][/i]g [b][u][i]t[/b][/u][/i]h[b][u][i]i[/b][/u][/i]s [b][u][i]t[/b][/u][/i]o[b][u][i]o[/b][/u][/i]k[b][u][i]?[/b][/u][/i]

 

[Borek]

[noparse]borek@invincible ~/python $ cat bored.py
text='Do you know how long this took?'
outtext = ''
switch = 1

for c in text:
   if c == ' ':
      outtext += ' '
   else:
      if switch:
         outtext += '[b][u][i]'+c+'[/i][/u][/b]'
      else:
         outtext += c
      switch = 1 - switch

print outtext
borek@invincible ~/python $ python bored.py
[b][u][i]D[/i][/u][/b]o [b][u][i]y[/i][/u][/b]o[b][u][i]u[/i][/u][/b] k[b][u][i]n[/i][/u][/b]o[b][u][i]w[/i][/u][/b] h[b][u][i]o[/i][/u][/b]w [b][u][i]l[/i][/u][/b]o[b][u][i]n[/i][/u][/b]g [b][u][i]t[/i][/u][/b]h[b][u][i]i[/i][/u][/b]s [b][u][i]t[/i][/u][/b]o[b][u][i]o[/i][/u][/b]k[b][u][i]?[/i][/u][/b][/noparse]

Do you know how long this took?

If you are really bored you should try to code it in brain****

Sigh, one even can't post a proper name of that language.

 

[LudusRex]

I would recommend using a built-in function or method in the programming language you are using to quickly format and copy a quote. This will ensure accuracy and efficiency in reproducing the quote. For example, in Python, you could use the `format()` method to format the quote and the `clipboard` module to copy it to the clipboard. This would eliminate the need for manual formatting and copying, saving time and reducing the chances of errors. Additionally, utilizing keyboard shortcuts can also be a quick and efficient way to format and copy a quote, but it is important to ensure that the shortcuts are consistent across different platforms and programming languages to avoid confusion.