private void step1()
    {
        if (b[k] == 's')
        {
            if (ends("sses")) k -= 2;
            else if (ends("ies")) setto("i");
            else if (b[k - 1] != 's') k--;
        }
        if (ends("eed"))
        {
            if (m() > 0) k--;
        }
        else if ((ends("ed") || ends("ing")) && vowelinstem())
        {
            k = j;
            if (ends("at")) setto("ate");
            else if (ends("bl")) setto("ble");
            else if (ends("iz")) setto("ize");
            else if (doublec(k))
            {
                int ch = b[k--];
                if (ch == 'l' || ch == 's' || ch == 'z') k++;
            }
            else if (m() == 1 && cvc(k)) setto("e");
        }
    }
private void step1()
    {
        if (b[k] == 's')
        {
            if (ends("sses")) k -= 2;
            else if (ends("ies")) setto("i");
            else if (b[k - 1] != 's') k--;
        }
        if (ends("eed"))
        {
            if (m() > 0) k--;
        }
        else if ((ends("ed") || ends("ing")) && vowelinstem())
        {
            k = j;
            if (ends("at")) setto("ate");
            else if (ends("bl")) setto("ble");
            else if (ends("iz")) setto("ize");
            else if (doublec(k))
            {
                int ch = b[k--];
                if (ch == 'l' || ch == 's' || ch == 'z') k++;
            }
            else if (m() == 1 && cvc(k)) setto("e");
        }
    }
private void step1 ( ) { if ( b [ k ] == ' ' ) { if ( ends ( "sses" ) ) k -= 2 ; else if ( ends ( "ies" ) ) setto ( "i" ) ; else if ( b [ k - 1 ] != ' ' ) k -- ; } if ( ends ( "eed" ) ) { if ( m ( ) > 0 ) k -- ; } else if ( ( ends ( "ed" ) || ends ( "ing" ) ) && vowelinstem ( ) ) { k = j ; if ( ends ( "at" ) ) setto ( "ate" ) ; else if ( ends ( "bl" ) ) setto ( "ble" ) ; else if ( ends ( "iz" ) ) setto ( "ize" ) ; else if ( doublec ( k ) ) { int ch = b [ k -- ] ; if ( ch == ' ' || ch == ' ' || ch == ' ' ) k ++ ; } else if ( m ( ) == 1 && cvc ( k ) ) setto ( "e" ) ; } }
/*
step1() gets rid of plurals and -ed or -ing. e.g.

caresses -> caress ponies -> poni ties -> ti caress -> caress cats -> cat

feed -> feed agreed -> agree disabled -> disable

matting -> mat mating -> mate meeting -> meet milling -> mill messing ->
mess

meetings -> meet
/ * step1 () gets rid of plurals and - ed or - ing . e . g .