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3,792 Pointsthe name of the puzzle word is not hidden from the user
private String answer; private String hits; private String misses;
public Game(String answer) { this.answer = answer; hits = ""; misses = ""; }
public boolean applyGuess(char letter){
boolean isHit = answer.indexOf(letter) != -1; if (isHit){ hits += letter;
}else {
misses += letter;
}
return isHit;
}
public String getCurrentProgress(){
String progress = "";
for (char letter : answer.toCharArray()){
char display = '-';
if (hits.indexOf(letter) != 1){
display = letter;
}
progress += display;
}
return progress;
}
}
the prompter class
import java.util.Scanner;
class Prompter { private Game game;
public Prompter(Game game){
this.game = game;
}
public boolean promptForGuess(){
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print("Enter a letter: ");
String guessInput = scanner.nextLine();
char guess = guessInput.charAt(0);
return game.applyGuess(guess);
}
public void displayProgress(){
System.out.printf("Try to solve: %s%n",
game.getCurrentProgress());
}
}
the hangman class
public class Hangman {
public static void main(String[] args) { // Your incredible code goes here... Game game = new Game("treehouse"); Prompter prompter = new Prompter(game); prompter.displayProgress(); boolean isHit = prompter.promptForGuess(); if(isHit){ System.out.println ("We gott a hit"); }else{ System.out.println("oops missed"); } prompter.displayProgress(); } }
Jack Ripper
3,792 Pointsthank you
1 Answer
Jack Ripper
3,792 Pointsthanks that worked
Teacher Russell
16,873 PointsNo problem:) It's so often something as simple as that. Sometimes a fresh pair of eyes can see it quickly.
Teacher Russell
16,873 PointsTeacher Russell
16,873 PointsIt'll help if you show a snapshot of your workspace in the future, but this one is easy enough I believe. if(hits.indexOf(letter) != -1) You have 1. That's at least one problem!:)