Android Question How to link mulity string in to proceed same activity

Note .. this is very restrictive as only works on words equal in length to 'malay'

mangojack said:

B4X:

Dim x As Int = MalayDisplay.text.SubString(5)

Select True
   Case x  >0 AND x < 5
     StartActivity("A")
   Case x > 7 AND x < 12
     StartActivity("B")
End Select

Note .. this is very restrictive as only works on words equal in length to 'malay'

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Dear Mangojack,

Thanks for your reply,
how about if my string is various length?

for example :-

Sub Imv1_Click
If MalayDisplay.Text = "fire" Then
StartActivity("A")
Activity.finish
Else If MalayDisplay.Text = "box" Then
StartActivity("A")
Activity.finish
Else If MalayDisplay.Text = "switch" Then
StartActivity("A")
Activity.finish
Else If MalayDisplay.Text = "air" Then
StartActivity("A")
Activity.finish
Else If MalayDisplay.Text = "tractor" Then
StartActivity("b")
Activity.finish
Else If MalayDisplay.Text = "bulldozer" Then
StartActivity("b")
Activity.finish
Else If MalayDisplay.Text = "Police" Then
StartActivity("b")
Activity.finish
Else If MalayDisplay.Text = "apartment" Then
StartActivity("b")
Activity.finish

End If

Currently my total words is 2000, if i do link as above, thats mean 2000 x 3 = 6000. where B4A error when do compiling.

Really need help from all the members,
Thanks in advance..

Firstly .. Please use [Code] insert code here .. [/code] tags when posting code for easy reading..

I was aware my suggestion was very restrictive , It answered your original question and was something you could work on.

Your second post sample code is a completely different scenario and without knowing exactly what your trying to achieve ..
(Yes I understand you wish to create a Dictionary app) it is hard to help.

why do you wish to start a different activity dependent on the "word' ??
are your words located in a Database / text file ??

hopefully someone with more expertise in the dictionary app thingy can help you

As mangojack already said, without knowing what exactly you want to do it's impossible to give a concrete advice.
Where do your words come from ?
What algorythm defines the Activity to show ?
Why do you need or want to show different activities ?
etc.

I think that your approach may be wrong. You should consider storing the words in a database. Your code will be much much smaller and you'll be able to use the power of SQL queries to find similar words. You may even be able to find a database with all the words already contained which would give you a real head start.

Another thought, you could use a web service which might be even easier to code but will require a network connection for your app!

You have multiple solutions.
You can have fo example a map (https://www.b4x.com/android/help/collections.html#map) where your keys are the words ("fire", "box", "switc"...) and the value is something referred to the correct activity you wnat to open.

Example

Dear all,

Thanks for the advice
Honestly I'm a little bit confusing with the SQL, but i will tried it again.
thanks for all the information.