wwwordz.puzzle

Class Dictionary

java.lang.Object

wwwordz.puzzle.Dictionary

public class Dictionary
extends java.lang.Object

An organized collection of words, optimized for searching them. This class is a singleton, meaning that there is, at most, a single instance of this class per application.

This dictionary uses a collection of Portuguese words loaded as a resource from a file in this package. It is backed by a Trie to index words and speedup searches.

Author:

José Paulo Leal

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Dictionary	getInstance() Obtain the sole instance of this class.
java.lang.String	getRandomLargeWord() Return a large random word from the trie
Trie.Search	startSearch() Start a dictionary search.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static Dictionary getInstance()

Obtain the sole instance of this class. Multiple invocations will receive the exact same instace.

Returns:

singleton

startSearch

public Trie.Search startSearch()

Start a dictionary search.

Returns:

search

getRandomLargeWord

public java.lang.String getRandomLargeWord()

Return a large random word from the trie

Returns:

large word