import java.util.*; import java.io.*; public class WordSearch { private char[][] board; private Random rand; private ArrayList<String> wordList; private ArrayList <String> wordsUsed; private void readWords(String filename) { wordList = new ArrayList<String>(); wordsUsed = new ArrayList <String> (); try { Scanner sc = new Scanner(new File(filename)); while (sc.hasNext()) { String s =sc.nextLine(); wordList.add(s); } } catch (FileNotFoundException e) { // if we can't open the file we // exit the program System.out.println(e); System.exit(0); } } public WordSearch(int rows, int cols) { rand = new Random(); readWords("filename"); /*System.out.println(wordList);*/ board = new char[rows][cols]; for (int i=0;i<rows;i++) for (int j=0;j<cols;j++) board[i][j]='-'; } public WordSearch() { this(20,20); } public boolean addWord(int row, int col, int deltaR, int deltaC, String word) { /* make sure deltas are in range */ if (deltaR < -1 || deltaR > 1 || deltaC < -1 || deltaC > 1 || (deltaR==0 && deltaC==0) ) return false; /* see if we can place the word */ int r = row; int c = col; for (int i=0; i < word.length(); i++) { try { //j=10/i; <-- this is only to show the Arithmetic exception if ( board[r][c] != '-' && board[r][c]!=word.charAt(i)) { return false; // we return false since we can't add the word } } catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) { // Handle the array one return false; // we return false since we can't add the word } r = r + deltaR; c = c+ deltaC; } /* if we get here, we can add the word */ r = row; c = col; for (int i=0; i < word.length(); i++) { board[r][c]=word.charAt(i); r = r + deltaR; c = c+ deltaC; } return true; } public boolean addWordH(int r, int c, String w) { return addWord(r,c,0,-1,w); } public boolean addWordV(int r, int c, String w) { return addWord(r,c,1,0,w); } public boolean addWordD(int r, int c, String w) { return addWord(r,c,1,1,w); } public boolean addWordRandomLoc(String w) { int r = rand.nextInt(board.length); int c = rand.nextInt(board[0].length); int deltaR = rand.nextInt(3)-1; int deltaC = rand.nextInt(3)-1; return addWord(r,c,deltaR,deltaC,w); } public void fillInBlanks() { for (int r = 0; r < board.length; r++) for (int c=0;c<board[0].length;c++) { if (board[r][c]=='-') board[r][c]=(char)('A'+(char)rand.nextInt('Z'-'A')); } } public void makePuzzle (int numWords) { int counter = 0; //will go through every word in wordList if (numWords <= wordList.size() ) { while (wordsUsed.size () < numWords && counter < wordList.size () ) { int timesTried = 0; //How many times you've tried to put it in the puzzle boolean add = false; //true if the word was added int word = rand.nextInt (wordList.size () ); while (timesTried < 30 && !add) { //Will try to add 30 times if (addWordRandomLoc (wordList.get (word) ) ) { wordsUsed.add (wordList.get(word)); wordList.remove (word); add = true; counter = counter + 1; } timesTried = timesTried + 1; } counter = counter + 1; } } } public ArrayList <String> getWordsUsed () { return wordsUsed; } public String toString() { String s = ""; for (int i=0;i<board.length;i++) { for (int j=0;j<board[i].length;j++) { s=s+board[i][j]; } s=s+"\n"; } return s; } }