#load the ASCII needed
li $t1, ' '
li $t2, '0'
li $t3, ':'
li $t4, 'A'
li $t5, '['
li $t6, '`'
li $t7, '{'
li $t8, 'z'


#load keystrokeCounter
la $s5, keystrokeCounter

#promt message for user input
la $a0, userInput
li $v0, 4
syscall

#take user input and store it in register t0
li $v0, 8
la $a0, userString
li $a1, 400
move $t0, $a0
syscall

#counter
la $s0, initial


#time to make this loop :(

#exit at end of string
beq $s0, 400, exit

lb $t0,($s0)
#check for null
beq $t0,$zero,exit
#branch if character is a space
beq $t1, $t0 space
#branch if less than 0 (special char)
blt $t0, $t2, special
#branch if less than : (digit)
blt $t0, $t3, digit
#branch if less than A (special)
blt $t0, $t4, special
#branch if less than [ (letter)
blt $t0, $t5, letter
#branch if less than ' (special)
blt $t0, $t6, special
#branch if less than { (letter)
blt $t0, $t7, letter
#branch if greater than z (special
bgt $t0, $t8, special




#end of label
li $v0, 10
syscall

#return back to main while loop
j while

#end of label
li $v0, 10
syscall

#return back to main while loop
j while

#end of label
li $v0, 10
syscall

#return back to main while loop
j while

#end of label
li $v0, 10
syscall

#return back to main while loop
j while

#end of label
li $v0, 10
syscall

#print spaces
li $v0, 4
la $a0, spaceInfo
syscall

lbu $s5,($s1) #load desired index to print
li $v0, 1 #tell mips to print int
move $s5, $a0 #move print target to a0 (where it will be printed)
syscall #print

li $v0, 4
la $a0, newLine
syscall


#print letters
li $v0, 4
la $a0, letterInfo
syscall

lbu $s5,($s2) #load desired index to print
li $v0, 1 #tell mips to print int
move $s5, $a0 #move print target to a0 (where it will be printed)
syscall #print

li $v0, 4
la $a0, newLine
syscall

#print digits
li $v0, 4
la $a0, digitInfo
syscall

lbu $s5,($s3) #load desired index to print
li $v0, 1 #tell mips to print int
move $s5, $a0 #move print target to a0 (where it will be printed)
syscall #print

li $v0, 4
la $a0, newLine
syscall

#print special chars
li $v0, 4
la $a0, specialInfo
syscall

lbu $s5,($s4) #load desired index to print
li $v0, 1 #tell mips to print int
move $s5, $a0 #move print target to a0 (where it will be printed)
syscall #print

#end of program
li $v0, 10
syscall