bill.apps.wordmaker
Class WordMakerLetter

java.lang.Object
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public class WordMakerLetter

extends Letter

This class is used to contain information about a letter that is available to be a part of a word. This class is specific to the WordMaker application.

Fields inherited from class bill.apps.wordutil.Letter

_lastLetter

Constructor Summary

WordMakerLetter(WordMaker maker, char character, int index)
The creator.

Method Summary

WordMakerLetter

getNextLetter() Gets the next candidate letter in a word.

Methods inherited from class bill.apps.wordutil.Letter

equals, getCharacter, getIndex, isUsed, setUsed, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

WordMakerLetter

public WordMakerLetter(WordMaker maker,
                       char character,
                       int index)

The creator. Sets class variables to and specified values.

Parameters:

maker - The WordMaker clas that contains the letters.

character - The character represented by this letter

index - The index (0 based) of the letter in the list of letters

Method Detail

getNextLetter

public WordMakerLetter getNextLetter()

Gets the next candidate letter in a word. This is done by checking for the next unused letter in the letter list.

Returns:

The letter that was found, or null if one could not be found.