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Thread: Writing a word jumbler program.

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    Default Writing a word jumbler program.

    This program grabs a random word out of a .txt file and jumble the word and then gives the user 4 options: guess, hint, new word, or quit.
    my program compiles and works, however I am having a problem with the switch statement when I try to get a new word
    the program grabs a new word and prints it to the screen but keeps the old jumbled word. I want it to jumble the new random word. I used the same code to jumble the word the first time as I do in the switch statement.

    I have tried to set the string jumble to null but when I do this the program does not print out anything except the new word.
    Any input would be great!
    Thanks in advance.
    One more note I am not using separate methods for a reason. When I originally wrote this program it was for a school project that I had before we were introduced to methods. I am redoing this project to see if I can improve it.

    import java.util.*;
    import java.util.Random;
    import java.io.*;
     
     
    	public class oldProgram{
    	public static void main (String [] args)throws IOException{
    		Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in);
    		Random r = new Random();
    		Scanner inFile = new Scanner(new File("words.txt"));
    		String jumble2 = "";
    		String jumble = "";
    		int count = 0;
    		int points=0;
    		int count1 = 0;
    		int count3 = 0;
    		char letter;
    		char letter2;
    		int partOfWord;
    		int partOfWord2;
    		boolean play = true;
    		int score=0;
    		boolean selection = true;
    		int wordPoints = 10;
    		boolean playGame= true;
     
    			ArrayList<String> words = new ArrayList<String>();	
     
    	while(inFile.hasNext())
    	{
    		words.add(inFile.next()); 		//read in the words from words.txt file
    	}
    	inFile.close();
    		while(play == true)
    	{	
    				//jumble = "\0";
    		String[] array = words.toArray(new String [0]);                             
    				String test1 = (array[new Random().nextInt(array.length)]);
     
     
    					char charArray [] = new char [test1.length()];
    	for(int i=0; i<test1.length(); i++)
    	{
    				letter = test1.charAt(i);
    					partOfWord=r.nextInt(test1.length());
     
    	while(count<test1.length())
    	{
     
    	if(charArray[partOfWord] == 0)
    	{
    		charArray[partOfWord] = letter;
    		count++;
    		break;
    	}
    	else
    	{
    					partOfWord = r.nextInt(test1.length());
    			}
    		}
    	}
     
    	for(int i=0; i<charArray.length; i++)
    	{
    					jumble = jumble + String.valueOf(charArray[i]);
    	}
     
    			{
    			points=10;
    				System.out.println("current puzzle " + jumble + " " + test1);
    						System.out.println("Current points for word: " + wordPoints);
    		System.out.print("(g)uess, (n)ew word, (h)int, or (q)uit: ");
    				char input = s.next().charAt(0);
    				if(input != 'g' && input!= 'q' && input!= 'h'&&input!= 'n')
    				{
    				System.out.println("Invalid option");
     
    				}
     
     
     
     
     
     
    				switch(input)
    				{
     
    					case 'g':
    					case 'G':
     
    						System.out.println();
    						System.out.print("Enter your guess: ");
    				s.nextLine();
    				String guess = s.nextLine();
    				if(guess.equals(test1)){
     
    				score+=points;
    				guess=test1;
    				System.out.println("You guessed it!");
    		System.out.println("Score for word: " + wordPoints);
    		}
    				while(!(guess.equals(test1)))
    				{
     
    				wordPoints--;
    				 points--;
    				System.out.println("Nope, Sorry.");
     
    				System.out.println("current puzzle " + jumble + " " + test1);
    						System.out.println("Current points for word: " + wordPoints);
     
    				System.out.print("Enter guess");
    				String guess2 = s.nextLine();
     
     
    				if(guess2.equals(test1) || guess.equals(test1)){
    				 System.out.println("You guessed it");
     
    				score+=wordPoints;
    				guess=test1;
    				}
     
     
     
     
    				}
     
    				wordPoints=10;
     
     
     
    				break;
     
     
     
    				case 'n':
    				case 'N':
    				jumble2 = "";
    				String[] array2 = words.toArray(new String [0]);                             
    				test1 = (array2[new Random().nextInt(array2.length)]);
     
     
    					char charArray2 [] = new char [test1.length()];
    	for(int i=0; i<test1.length(); i++)
    	{
    				letter = test1.charAt(i);
    					partOfWord2=r.nextInt(test1.length());
     
    	while(count<test1.length())
    	{
     
    	if(charArray2[partOfWord2] == 0)
    	{
    		charArray2[partOfWord2] = letter;
    		count++;
    		break;
    	}
    	else
    	{
    					partOfWord2 = r.nextInt(test1.length());
    			}
    		}
    	}
     
    	for(int j=0; j<charArray2.length; j++)
    	{
    					jumble2 = jumble2 + String.valueOf(charArray2[j]);
    	}
     
     
     
    				break;
     
    				case 'h':
    				case 'H':
    			int hint = r.nextInt(test1.length());
    				char help = test1.charAt(hint);
    					System.out.println("The letter at spot " + hint + " is " + help);
     
    				System.out.println("Enter guess");
    				s.nextLine();
    				String guess3 = s.nextLine();
    			if(guess3.equals(test1)){
    				 System.out.println("You guessed it");
     
    				score+=wordPoints;
    				guess=test1;
    				}
    				while(!(guess3.equals(test1)))
    				{
     
    				wordPoints--;
    				 points--;
    				System.out.println("Nope, Sorry.");
     
    				System.out.println("current puzzle " + jumble + " " + test1);
    						System.out.println("Current points for word: " + wordPoints);
     
    				System.out.print("Enter guess: ");
    				String guess4 = s.nextLine();
     
     
    				if(guess4.equals(test1)){
    				 System.out.println("You guessed it");
     
    				score+=wordPoints;
    				guess=test1;
    				wordPoints=10;
    				break;
    				}
     
     
     
     
    				}
    				break;
     
    				case 'q':
    				case 'Q':
    			System.out.println("Goodbye!");
    			System.out.println("Final score: " + score);
    			System.exit(0);
    			break;
     
    			}
     
     
     
    	count3++;
    			}
    		}
    	}
    }


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    Default Re: Writing a word jumbler program.


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    Default Re: Writing a word jumbler program.

    I am not using separate methods for a reason
    As the poster on the other site said: time to grow up and move on. Programmers do not write code like this. No one should help you with this style of programming.
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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