cse1030

Class AbstractWordPuzzle

java.lang.Object

cse1030.AbstractWordPuzzle

Direct Known Subclasses:

ReverseWordPuzzle, ScrambleWordPuzzle

public abstract class AbstractWordPuzzle
extends Object

Abstract base class for simple word puzzles such as scrambled word puzzles (where the puzzle word is made up of the letters of the original word in random order). This class provides storage and access to the original word (the solution); subclasses are responsible for providing storage and generation of the puzzle word.

Author:

CSE1030Z

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	AbstractWordPuzzle(String word) Constructor to set the solution to the puzzle.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract String	getPuzzleWord() Get the puzzle.
String	getWord() Get the solution word.
String	toString() Get the string representation of the puzzle.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractWordPuzzle

protected AbstractWordPuzzle(String word)

Constructor to set the solution to the puzzle.

Parameters:

word - the solution to the puzzle

Method Detail

getWord

public String getWord()

Get the solution word.

Returns:

the solution word

getPuzzleWord

public abstract String getPuzzleWord()

Get the puzzle.

Returns:

the puzzle word

toString

public String toString()

Get the string representation of the puzzle. The string is the solution word, followed by " : " followed by the puzzle word.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

See Also:

Object.toString()

Returns:

the string representation of the puzzle