Class Dictionary

java.lang.Object
  Dictionary

public class Dictionary

extends java.lang.Object

This class contains methods for operating on dictionaries. All variables, methods are static. Methods loadFromFile, addWords and lookup are key to the Scrabble game's operation.

Version:

2.0

Author:

3GP01 - Hardev Bhamra, Deepak Chandarana, James Tompkin

See Also:

ScrabbleBuilder

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

langForGUI String passed to GUI relaying information about what the dictionary is.

Constructor Summary

Dictionary()

Method Summary

static void	addWords(java.lang.String line)
static void	copyDictToDictionaries(java.io.File file, java.lang.String name)
static void	displayExceptionMessage(java.lang.String line) Displays a exception box containing general dictionary load failure messages, with sound effect, to notify user of a failed dictionary load.
static java.util.Set	getList(java.lang.String ch, int i)
static java.util.List	getListOfLetters()
static void	loadFromFile(java.lang.String lang, java.lang.String file)
static java.io.File	loadOtherDict()
static java.util.Set	lookup(java.util.List letts, int i)
static boolean	lookup(Word word)
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

langForGUI

public static java.lang.String langForGUI

String passed to GUI relaying information about what the dictionary is.

Constructor Detail

Dictionary

public Dictionary()

Method Detail

getListOfLetters

public static java.util.List getListOfLetters()

copyDictToDictionaries

public static void copyDictToDictionaries(java.io.File file,
                                          java.lang.String name)

loadOtherDict

public static java.io.File loadOtherDict()

loadFromFile

public static void loadFromFile(java.lang.String lang,
                                java.lang.String file)

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

addWords

public static void addWords(java.lang.String line)

lookup

public static boolean lookup(Word word)

lookup

public static java.util.Set lookup(java.util.List letts,
                                   int i)

getList

public static java.util.Set getList(java.lang.String ch,
                                    int i)

displayExceptionMessage

public static void displayExceptionMessage(java.lang.String line)

Displays a exception box containing general dictionary load failure messages, with sound effect, to notify user of a failed dictionary load. The system is closed if any exception is triggered, as the dictionary will most likely be in a half-read state.

Parameters:

line - A simple hashCode is generated from this input, purely for 'horrible error effect'.

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)