WordSearch

WordSearch.java

   import java.util.Arrays;

   public class WordSearch
   {
   /** 2D array instance variable*/
      private String[][] grid;
   
   /** constructor used to set the number of rows and columns in the 2D array
   	* @param row
   	* @param col*/
      public WordSearch(int row, int col) //initialization constructor
      {
         grid = new String[row][col]; //creates a new 2D array called grid made of strings with variables rows and columns
      }
   
   /** method to set an element in the 2D array
   	* @param s which is the value to store in the 2D array
   	* @param row the row to use
   	* @param col the column to use*/
      public void setSpot(String s, int row, int col)
      {
         grid[row][col] = s;
      }
   
   /** methods to check for the word in the 2D array
   	* @param word the word to search for
   	* @return return true or false*/
      public boolean inGrid(String s)
      {
         //creates a bunch of empty strings
         String row = "";
	 String column = "";
         String backward = "";
         for(int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) //for every character in the string
            backward = s.charAt(i) + backward; //reverse the string!
         for(int r = 0; r < grid.length; r++) //for every row in the string
         {
            for(int c = 0; c < grid[r].length; c++) //for every column in the string
               row = row + grid[r][c]; //add the next character to the row
         }
			for(int r = 0; r < grid.length; r++)
         {
            for(int c = 0; c < grid[r].length; c++)
               column = column + grid[c][r];
         }
         if(row.indexOf(s) != -1)
            return true;
			else if(row.indexOf(backward) != -1)
            return true;
			else if(column.indexOf(s) != -1)
				return true;
         else
            return false;
      }
   
   /** toString method
   	* @return String containing all elements in the 2D array*/
      public String toString()
      {
         String s = "";
         return s;
      }
   }