WordSearch.java

import java.util.*;
public class WordSearch {

    private char[][] board;
    private int rows, cols;

    public WordSearch(int rows, int cols) {
                board = new char[rows][cols];
                this.rows = rows;
                this.cols = cols;
                for (int i=0;i<rows;i++) 
                    for (int j=0;j<cols;j++) 
                        board[i][j]='-';
    }

    public WordSearch() {
                this(20,20);
    }

    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;
    }

    public boolean AddWordH(int r, int c, String word) {
                int x = word.length();
                if (c + x >= cols) {
                    System.out.println("Cannot put word here");
                    return false;
                }
                for (int i = 0; i < x; i++) {
                    char y = word.charAt(i);
                    board[r][c + i] = y;
                }
                return true;
    }

}