Class Dictionary

java.lang.Object

Dictionary

public class Dictionary
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Dictionary() Create an empty dictionary
Dictionary(java.lang.String filename) Create a dictionary from a file.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	add(java.lang.String word) Add a word into the dictionary
boolean	check(java.lang.String word) Checks to see if a word is in the dictionary.
boolean	checkPrefix(java.lang.String prefix) Checks to see if a prefix matches a word in the dictionary.
void	print() Print out the contents of the dictionary, in alphabetical order, one word per line.
void	remove(java.lang.String word) Remove a word from the dictionary
java.lang.String	suggest(java.lang.String word) Return a the entry in the dictionary that is as close as possible to the parameter word.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Dictionary

public Dictionary()

Create an empty dictionary

Dictionary

public Dictionary(java.lang.String filename)

Create a dictionary from a file. The file should be a text file containing all of the words to add to the dictionary, with one word on each line.

Parameters:

filename - Name of the file containing the words to add to the dictionary

Method Detail

add

public void add(java.lang.String word)

Add a word into the dictionary

Parameters:

word - The word to add to the dictionary

print

public void print()

Print out the contents of the dictionary, in alphabetical order, one word per line.

remove

public void remove(java.lang.String word)

Remove a word from the dictionary

Parameters:

word - The word to remove

suggest

public java.lang.String suggest(java.lang.String word)

Return a the entry in the dictionary that is as close as possible to the parameter word. If the word passed in is in the dictionary, then that work should be returned. If the word is not in the dictionary, then return a word that is "close" to the suggested word.

Parameters:

word - The word word to check

Returns:

An array of the closest entries in the dictionary to the target wrold

check

public boolean check(java.lang.String word)

Checks to see if a word is in the dictionary. Check should be case-insensitive.

Parameters:

word - The word to check

Returns:

true if the word is in the dictionary

checkPrefix

public boolean checkPrefix(java.lang.String prefix)

Checks to see if a prefix matches a word in the dictionary. Check should be case-insensitive.

Parameters:

prefix - The prefix to check

Returns:

true if the prefix matches at least one word in the dictionary