Class Wordlist

java.lang.Object
  Wordlist

All Implemented Interfaces:

I_WordSource

public class Wordlist
extends java.lang.Object
implements I_WordSource

Wordlist is a list of words to use in Hangman. It can return a single secret word upon request.

Field Summary

private int	current Current position in list
static java.lang.String	kWordFile The name of the file containing words.
private java.util.List<java.lang.String>	list the list of words
private boolean	sequential retrieve words in order? (for testing)

Constructor Summary

Wordlist(boolean order)
Construct a word list to be accessed either sequentially (for testing) or randomly.

Method Summary

java.lang.String

getSecretWord() Obtain a secret word from the word list.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

kWordFile

public static final java.lang.String kWordFile

The name of the file containing words.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

list

private java.util.List<java.lang.String> list

the list of words

current

private int current

Current position in list

sequential

private boolean sequential

retrieve words in order? (for testing)

Constructor Detail

Wordlist

public Wordlist(boolean order)

Construct a word list to be accessed either sequentially (for testing) or randomly. The word list is created from the words in the word file.

Parameters:

order - true for sequential, false for random.

Postcondition:

word list is filled with words from the file, current position in list is 0.

Method Detail

getSecretWord

public java.lang.String getSecretWord()

Obtain a secret word from the word list.

Specified by:

getSecretWord in interface I_WordSource

Returns:

String the word which the player tries to guess