ArrayList Problem

Dmeaney92

import java.util.*;
import java.io.* ;

public class WordSearchPuzzle
{
private char[][] puzzle ;
private ArrayList<String> puzzleWords ;

public WordSearchPuzzle(String[] args)
{
// puzzle generation using user specified words
// The user passes in a list of words to be used
// for generating the word search grid.
}


Hello im having great difficulty with this. I am finding it hard to figure out how to store a list of user defined words so i can later use to put into a 2d grid for a word Search
Any Help would be appreciated

irishfeller

Dmeaney92 wrote: »

import java.util.*;
import java.io.* ;

public class WordSearchPuzzle
{
private char[][] puzzle ;
private ArrayList<String> puzzleWords ;

public WordSearchPuzzle(String[] args)
{
// puzzle generation using user specified words
// The user passes in a list of words to be used
// for generating the word search grid.
}


Hello im having great difficulty with this. I am finding it hard to figure out how to store a list of user defined words so i can later use to put into a 2d grid for a word Search
Any Help would be appreciated

What bit are you stuck on? Is your list of words supplied in the arraylist and you have to populate a 2d array?

Dmeaney92

When we run the program the user has to enter in X number of Strings and they should be stored so they can be used in a later method to find the longest word entered in and be multiplied it by whatever number to make the 2d grid to ensure the words fit into the grid

irishfeller

Hey there is already a thread on this exact question in this forum:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056594368

Must be one of the classmates eh.

Dmeaney92

public WordSearchPuzzle(ArrayList<String> userSpecifiedWords)

Sorry i got the header wrong it should be the one above me.
Thanks for the link and yes it is haha we are just trying to see if i can get the question around. We just cant get the right solution