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- /**
- Add comment here.
- */
- public class WordChaining {
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- //------------------ ORGANISE GAME UNTIL PLAYER WISHES TO QUIT -------------
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- public void start() {
- boolean notFinished = true;
- while ( notFinished ) {
- playOneRound();
- if ( userWantsToStop() ) {
- notFinished = false;
- }
- }
- System.out.println( "BYE" );
- }
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- //------------------ PLAY ONE ROUND ----------------------------------------
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- private void playOneRound(){
- String randomWord;
- String input;
- String chain;
- introductoryMessage();
- randomWord = (displayRandomWord());
- System.out.println(randomWord);
- input = (promptUser());
- input = input.toUpperCase();
- testInput1();
- /** if (randomWord.length() == input.length() && (!randomWord.equals(input))){
- System.out.println(true);
- }else{
- System.out.println(false);
- }
- int index = 0;
- int length = input.length();
- while (index < length){
- char letter = randomWord.charAt(index);
- char letter2 = input.charAt(index);
- if (letter == letter2){
- System.out.println("YES");
- }else{
- System.out.println("NO");
- }
- index++;
- }
- **/
- displayChain();
- chain = (randomWord + " " + input);
- chain = chain.toUpperCase();
- System.out.println(chain);
- randomWord = input;
- }
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- //------------------ OBTAIN A RANDOM WORD ----------------------------------
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- private String getRandomWord( ) {
- String theWord = Words.getRandomWord();
- return theWord.toUpperCase();
- }
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- //------------------ INTRODUCTORY MESSAGE ----------------------------------
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- private void introductoryMessage() {
- System.out.println("Each new word in the chain can have only one letter different from the previous word in the chain.");
- System.out.println("");
- System.out.println("");
- }
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- //------------------ DISPLAY RANDOM WORD -----------------------------------
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- private String displayRandomWord() {
- System.out.print("The current wordchain: ");
- String randomWord = new String (getRandomWord());
- return randomWord;
- }
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- //------------------ PROMPT USER -------------------------------------------
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- private String promptUser() {
- System.out.println("Enter next word");
- System.out.print("(press Enter to stop current chain): ");
- String input = new String (Keyboard.readInput());
- return input;
- }
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- //------------------ DISPLAY CHAIN -----------------------------------------
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- private void displayChain() {
- System.out.println("");
- System.out.print("The current word chain: ");
- }
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- //------------------ TEST INPUT --------------------------------------------
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- private boolean testInput1(){
- String randomWord;
- String input;
- int position = 0;
- int length = input.length();
- int counter = 0;
- /** if (randomWord.length() == input.length() && (!randomWord.equals(input))){
- System.out.println("True");
- return true;
- }else{
- System.out.println("False");
- return false;
- **/
- while (position < length){
- char letter = randomWord.charAt(position);
- char letter2 = input.charAt(position);
- if (letter == letter2){
- System.out.println("True");
- counter++;
- }else{
- return false;
- }
- position++;
- }
- System.out.println(counter);
- return true;
- }
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- //------------------ userWantsToStop ---------------------------------------
- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- private boolean userWantsToStop() {
- System.out.print( "Press Enter to continue, any other key to finish: " );
- String userString = Keyboard.readInput();
- if ( userString.equals( "q" ) ) {
- return false;
- }
- return true;
- }