Thread: Hangman game

import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
public class lab10 {

/**
* @param args
*/
public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException{
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
printIntro();
String [] words = new String [40];//size of the array
Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Enter a letter");
String guessLetter = console.next();//this store the letter the user most type
readWords(words);//this method store all words in an array
String secretWord = getWord(words);//this method choose a random word from 40 elements in the array and stores it.

}
public static void printIntro(){
System.out.println("Welcome to hangman try to guess the secret word," +
" you have 6 chances.");
}
public static void readWords (String[] words){
File file = new File ("words.txt");
try {
Scanner console = new Scanner (file);
int index = 0;
while(console.hasNextLine()){
String word = console.nextLine();
words[index] = word;
index++;
}
}
catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
public static String getWord (String[] words){
Random rand = new Random ();
int index = rand.nextInt(40);
String secretWord = words[index];
return secretWord;
}
public static int processGuess (char guess, String secretWord, char[] status){

}

}

Can you explain what you are having problems with? What is the method given as data and what is it supposed to do?

Hiding your questions in with the code makes it hard to see them.

how to convert the string word to a char

The String class has some methods that will help you get the char values out of a String.

need to check if the letter than the user guess are in the word.

If the word is a String, the String class has methods for testing if a String contains another String.

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