#MIPS assmebly code for string manipulation
#A string is an array of characters keep in mind

	.data
msg1:
	.asciiz "Enter a string: "
msg2:
	.asciiz "Thanks"
msg3:
	.asciiz "\n"
buffer:
	.space 100

buffer2:
	.space 100

	.text
	.globl main
main:
	#Message printed
	la $a0, msg1
	li $v0, 4
	syscall

	#Read input string in
	li $v0,8 			#take in input
   la $a0, buffer 	#load byte space into address
   li $a1, 100 		# allot the byte space for string
   move $t0,$a0 		#save string to t0
   syscall

   #If current character is a vowel, don't copy it into the ammended string
   la $t0, buffer
   la $t3, buffer2

test:
	lb $t2, ($t0) 		#Character in input string
	beqz $t2, finish  #Jumps to end when string is empty

   li $t1, 'a'
   beq $t2, $t1, end

   li $t1, 'e'
   beq $t2, $t1, end

   li $t1, 'i'
   beq $t2, $t1, end

   li $t1, 'o'
   beq $t2, $t1, end

   li $t1, 'u'
   beq $t2, $t1, end

   li $t1, 'A'
   beq $t2, $t1, end

   li $t1, 'E'
   beq $t2, $t1, end

   li $t1, 'I'
   beq $t2, $t1, end

   li $t1, 'O'
   beq $t2, $t1, end

   li $t1, 'U'
   beq $t2, $t1, end

   #To reach this point character can't be a vowel
   sb $t2, ($t3)
   add $t3, 1
   add $t0, 1
   j test


end:
	#Sets new address and jumps back to the start
	add $t0, 1
   j test

finish:

   #Print the modified string
   la $a0, buffer2 	#reload byte space to primary address
   li $v0,4 			# print string
   syscall

   jr $ra