bill.apps.wordsearch
Class WordSearchLetter

java.lang.Object
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        +--bill.apps.wordsearch.WordSearchLetter

public class WordSearchLetter

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 WordSearch application.

Fields inherited from class bill.apps.wordutil.Letter

_lastLetter

Constructor Summary

WordSearchLetter(WordSearch search, char character, int index)
The creator.

Method Summary

WordSearchLetter

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

WordSearchLetter

public WordSearchLetter(WordSearch search,
                        char character,
                        int index)

The creator. Sets class variables to and specified values.

Parameters:

search - The WordSearch 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 WordSearchLetter 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.