Class LetterBoxed

java.lang.Object

LetterBoxed

public class LetterBoxed
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LetterBoxed(java.lang.String[][] inputLetterGrid)
LetterBoxed(java.lang.String urlPath, java.lang.String[][] inputLetterGrid)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String>	getPangrams() Returns a list that contains words that use up every letter (pangrams) of the Letter Boxed grid.
java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String>	getValidLetterBoxedWords() Returns a list of words that satisfy the cross-rule for Letter Boxed.
java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String>	getWordsStartingWithAndContaining(java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String> list, java.lang.String startLetter, java.lang.String otherLetters) Returns a list of valid words for LetterBoxed when given the desired starting letter and other unused letters.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LetterBoxed

public LetterBoxed(java.lang.String[][] inputLetterGrid)

LetterBoxed

public LetterBoxed(java.lang.String urlPath,
                   java.lang.String[][] inputLetterGrid)

Method Detail

getWordsStartingWithAndContaining

public java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String> getWordsStartingWithAndContaining(java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String> list,
                                                                               java.lang.String startLetter,
                                                                               java.lang.String otherLetters)

Returns a list of valid words for LetterBoxed when given the desired starting letter and other unused letters.

Enter an empty list for the second input String if you want a list of words when given only a starting letter.

Parameters:

list - the word list.

startLetter - the starting letter.

otherLetters - the other unused letters in the Letter Boxed grid.

Returns:

the list of valid words for LetterBoxed when given startLetter and otherLetters.

getPangrams

public java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String> getPangrams()

Returns a list that contains words that use up every letter (pangrams) of the Letter Boxed grid.

Returns:

a list that contains word that use up every letter (pangrams) of the Letter Boxed grid.

getValidLetterBoxedWords

public java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String> getValidLetterBoxedWords()

Returns a list of words that satisfy the cross-rule for Letter Boxed. In other words, this list gets all the possible words you can input into the game.

The output list is sorted from shortest words to longest words.

Returns:

list of words that satisfy the cross-rule for Letter Boxed.