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Task/Pangram-checker/NetRexx/pangram-checker.netrexx

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+/* NetRexx */
+options replace format comments java crossref savelog symbols nobinary
+
+A2Z = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'
+
+pangrams = create_samples
+
+loop p_ = 1 to pangrams[0]
+  pangram = pangrams[p_]
+  q_ = A2Z.verify(pangram.upper) -- <= it basically all happens in this function call!
+  say pangram.left(64)'\-'
+  if q_ == 0 then -
+    say ' [OK, a pangram]'
+  else -
+    say ' [Not a pangram.  Missing:' A2Z.substr(q_, 1)']'
+  end p_
+
+method create_samples public static returns Rexx
+
+  pangrams = ''
+
+  x_ = 0
+  x_ = x_ + 1; pangrams[0] = x_; pangrams[x_] = 'The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.'    -- best/shortest pangram
+  x_ = x_ + 1; pangrams[0] = x_; pangrams[x_] = 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'  -- not as short but at least it's still a pangram
+  x_ = x_ + 1; pangrams[0] = x_; pangrams[x_] = 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.' -- common misquote; not a pangram
+  x_ = x_ + 1; pangrams[0] = x_; pangrams[x_] = 'The quick onyx goblin jumps over the lazy dwarf.'
+  x_ = x_ + 1; pangrams[0] = x_; pangrams[x_] = 'Bored? Craving a pub quiz fix? Why, just come to the Royal Oak!' -- (Used to advertise a pub quiz in Bowness-on-Windermere)
+
+  return pangrams