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

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import Foundation

// 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
// ------------------------------------------------------------
func decodeChar(_ c: Character) -> Character {
    switch c {
    case "7": return "T"
    case "1": return "I"
    case "5": return "S"
    case "3": return "E"
    case "4": return "A"
    case "0": return "O"
    default:  return c   // keep letters like H, M, G, etc.
    }
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------
// Convert an entire string from leet speak to normal text
// ------------------------------------------------------------
func decodeLeetSpeak(_ s: String) -> String {
    return String(s.map(decodeChar))
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------
// Test lines provided by the user
// ------------------------------------------------------------
let 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 line in lines {
    print(decodeLeetSpeak(line))
}


/*
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 4 hours ago by avibootz
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