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January 16, 2023 11:03
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A trivial command line wordle game with no real dictionary
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import java.util.Scanner; | |
public class Main { | |
private static final String WORD = "LYMPH"; | |
private static final String[] DICTIONARY = {"CRATE", "USING", "LYMPH", "LUMPS", "LOOMS"}; | |
public static void main(String[] args) { | |
System.out.println("Write a guess:"); | |
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in); | |
int attempts = 0; | |
for(String line = scanner.nextLine() ; line != null ; line = scanner.nextLine()) { | |
if(line.length() != 5) { | |
System.out.println("5 characters only... Please try again:"); | |
continue; | |
} | |
line = line.toUpperCase(); | |
if(line.equals(WORD)) { | |
System.out.println("Success!!!"); | |
return; | |
} | |
if(!isInDictionary(line)) { | |
System.out.println("Word not in dictionary... Try again:"); | |
} else { | |
attempts++; | |
printWordResult(line); | |
if(attempts > 7) { | |
System.out.println("Game over!"); | |
return; | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
private static void printWordResult(String word) { | |
for(int iter = 0 ; iter < word.length() ; iter++) { | |
char currentChar = word.charAt(iter); | |
if(currentChar == WORD.charAt(iter)) { | |
System.out.print("G"); // Green | |
continue; | |
} | |
if(WORD.indexOf(currentChar) > -1) { | |
System.out.print("Y"); // Yellow | |
continue; | |
} | |
System.out.print("B"); // Black | |
} | |
System.out.println(); | |
} | |
private static boolean isInDictionary(String word) { | |
for(String current : DICTIONARY) { | |
if(current.equals(word)) { | |
return true; | |
} | |
} | |
return false; | |
} | |
} |
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