How to decode Leet Speak (where numbers resemble letters (7->T, 1->I, 5->S, 3 -> E)) in C++

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <vector>

// 7H15 M3554G3 is written in leet speak, where numbers resemble letters.
// place each leetspeak character with its matching letter
// (7 -> T, 1 -> I, 5 -> S, 3 -> E) and build a new string
// 7H15 -> THIS | M3554G3 -> MESSAGE

// Your brain can interpret distorted or number‑substituted letters
// surprisingly well because it recognizes the overall word
// shapes and patterns, not just individual characters.

// ------------------------------------------------------------
// Convert a single leet character into a normal alphabet letter
// ------------------------------------------------------------
char decodeChar(char c) {
    static std::unordered_map<char, char> table = {
        {'7', 'T'},
        {'1', 'I'},
        {'5', 'S'},
        {'3', 'E'},
        {'4', 'A'},
        {'0', 'O'}
    };

    if (table.count(c))
        return table[c];
        
    return c; // keep letters like H, M, G, etc.
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------
// Convert an entire string from leet speak to normal text
// ------------------------------------------------------------
std::string decodeLeet(const std::string& s) {
    std::string out;
    out.reserve(s.size());

    for (char c : s)
        out.push_back(decodeChar(c));

    return out;
}

int main() {

    // Test lines provided by the user
    std::vector<std::string> lines = {
        "7H15 M3554G3",
        "53RV35 7O PR0V3",
        "H0W 0UR M1ND5 C4N",
        "D0 4M4Z1NG 7H1NG5!",
        "1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5!",
        "1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG",
        "17 WA5 H4RD BU7",
        "N0W, Y0UR M1ND 1S",
        "R34D1NG 17",
        "4U70M471C4LLY."
    };

    // Decode and print each line
    for (const auto& line : lines)
        std::cout << decodeLeet(line) << std::endl;
}



/*
run:

THIS MESSAGE
SERVES TO PROVE
HOW OUR MINDS CAN
DO AMAZING THINGS!
IMPRESSIVE THINGS!
IN THE BEGINNING
IT WAS HARD BUT
NOW, YOUR MIND IS
READING IT
AUTOMATICALLY.

*/

 



answered 3 hours ago by avibootz
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