Hangman Lexicon (CS106A Assignment 4)

HangmanLexicon.java

/*
 * File: HangmanLexicon.java
 * -------------------------
 * This file contains a stub implementation of the HangmanLexicon
 * class that you will reimplement for Part III of the assignment.
 */

import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;

public class HangmanLexicon {
	
	public HangmanLexicon() {
		createLexiconArray();
	}
	
	// reads lexicon from file HangmanLexicon.txt and creates an array containing all the words in the lexicon
	private void createLexiconArray() {
		try {
			BufferedReader rd = new BufferedReader (new FileReader("HangmanLexicon.txt"));
			while (true) {
				String line = rd.readLine();
				if (line == null) break;
				hLexicon.add(line);
			}
			rd.close();
		} catch (IOException ex) {
			// I really had no idea of what to put here....
		}
	}

/** Returns the number of words in the lexicon. */
	public int getWordCount() {
		return hLexicon.size();
	}

/** Returns the word at the specified index. */
	public String getWord(int index) {
		String word = hLexicon.get(index);
		return word;
	}
	
	ArrayList <String> hLexicon = new ArrayList <String>(); // creates an ArrayList
}