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    Default need help with hangman game project(begginer)

    I have been assignedfrom my university teacher to write a java source code for a hangman game.I have been stuck on the guess method where the player guess a character(especially when he's right).Here is what I have done so far!
    <public class Hangman
    {
     
        private static int ALLOWDED_MISTAKES=7;
        private String secretWord;
        private int noOfMistakes;
        private int chances=7-noOfMistakes;
     
        public  Hangman()
        {
            newGame();
        }//Hangman constructor
     
        public void newGame()
        {
            noOfMistakes=0;
            secretWord=Words.randomWord();
                    System.out.println();
            System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *");
            System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * *  N E W   G A M E  * * * * * * * * * *");
            System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.print("The word is:");
            for (int i=1;i<=secretWord.length();i++)
              System.out.print("_");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("You have 7 chances to find the word");
            System.out.println("use method \"guess(char c)\" to guess a character");
            System.out.println("from: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z");
            System.out.println("or use method \"giveUp()\" to stop playing");
     
        }//newGame
     
        public void giveUp()
        {
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *");
            System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * * * *G I V E  U P * * * * * * * * * * *");
            System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("The hidden word is "+secretWord);
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Use method \"newGame()\"to start a new game.");
        }//giveUp
     
     
         public void guess(char c)
     
     
     
     
                    if (!Character.isLetter(c)){
                              System.out.println("Only enter letters!");
     
                    }            
     
     
     
     
     
                    if (secretWord.indexOf(c) == -1){
                            noOfMistakes++;
                            System.out.println("wrong guess,try again");
                            System.out.println("your remaining chances are "+chances);
                                                    if (noOfMistakes==ALLOWDED_MISTAKES){
                                    System.out.println();
                             System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *");
                             System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * * * *YOU LOST * * * * * * * * * * *");
                             System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *");
                             System.out.println();
                             System.out.println("The hidden word is "+secretWord);
                             System.out.println();
                             System.out.println("Use method \"newGame()\"to start a new game.");
                            }
     
     
                    }
     
     
     
                    }
     
        }//class
    }>
    Please help me.Feel free to change anything you want but remember this is for a beginner so try to kee it simple.The player has to use the methods by himself.I'm using bluej .Finally the class Words was given by the teacher and is that :
    < import java.util.ArrayList;
    import java.util.Random;
    /**
     * Provides static method for choosing randomly a word from a dictionary
     * 
     * @author (CR) 
     * @version (11/2012)
     */
    public class Words
    {
       //class variables
       private static ArrayList<String> dictionary=new ArrayList<String>();
       private static Random random=new Random();
     
       /*
        * Generates a list of words
        */
       private static void generateWords()
       {
           String[] words={"ALCOHOL","AMBULANCE","ANSWER", "AUDIENCE", "AUTOMN", 
               "BLANKET", "BRIDGE",
               "CARPENTER", "CHICKEN", "COMFORTABLE", "COMPUTER", "CONFIDENCE", "COUNTRY",
               "DANGEROUS", "DAUGHTER", "DESCRIBE", "DIRECTLY", "DISTANCE",
               "EQUIPMENT", "EXAMPLE", "EXPERIMENT",
               "FAIRYTALE", "FISHERMAN", "GOVERNMENT",
               "IMAGINATION", "IMPORTANCE", "INDUSTRY", "INFLUENCE", "INSTRUMENT",
               "KEYHOLE", "KNOWLEDGE",
               "LANGUAGE", "MACHINE", "NATURAL", "ORDINARY",
               "PICTURE", "PLEASURE", "POPULATION", "POWERFUL", "QUESTION",
               "STRANGE", "SUBSTANCE", "SURFACE", "SURPRISE", "SYSTEM",
               "TEMPERATURE", "TRIANGLE",
               "UNKNOWN", "WORKER", "YOUTHFUL"};
           for(int i=0;i<words.length;i++)
            dictionary.add(words[i]);
       }//generateWords
     
       /**
        * Creates a list of words and picks one in random
        * 
        * @return   the chosen word
        */
       public static String randomWord()
       {
           generateWords();
           return (String) dictionary.get(random.nextInt(dictionary.size()));
       }//randomWord
    }//class>



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    Default Re: need help with hangman game project(begginer)

    I have been stuck on the guess method
    Can you explain what the problem is you are stuck on? What are you having problems with?

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    I don't know how to write the code for when the player guess a letter and he is right.How to relpace the proper _ with the letter he guessed!

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    Default Re: need help with hangman game project(begginer)

    How to relpace the proper _ with the letter he guessed!
    If the word was: BLANKET and the user guessed: N
    then what would the code do?
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    Default Help with java hangman game(beginner)

    here's the code of a simple hangman game,I have to do for homework.I'm a beginner and I have stuck in the method guess.
    <import java.lang.Object;
    /**
     * Write a description of class Hangman here.
     * 
     * @author (your name) 
     * @version (a version number or a date)
     */
    public class Hangman
    {
     
        private static int ALLOWDED_MISTAKES=7;
        private String secretWord;
        private int noOfMistakes;
        private int chances=7-noOfMistakes;
     
        public  Hangman()
       {
            newGame();
        }//Hangman constructor
     
        public void newGame()
        {
            noOfMistakes=0;
            secretWord=Words.randomWord();
                    System.out.println();
            System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *");
            System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * *  N E W   G A M E  * * * * * * * * * *");
            System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.print("The word is:");
            for (int i=1;i<=secretWord.length();i++)
              System.out.print("_ ");
           System.out.println();
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("You have 7 chances to find the word");
           System.out.println("use method \"guess(char c)\" to guess a character");
            System.out.println("from: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z");
            System.out.println("or use method \"giveUp()\" to stop playing");
     
        }//newGame
     
        public void giveUp()
        {
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *");
            System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * * * *G I V E  U P * * * * * * * * * * *");
           System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("The hidden word is "+secretWord);
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Use method \"newGame()\"to start a new game.");
        }//giveUp
     
     
         public void guess(char c)
     
     
     
     
     
                    if (!Character.isLetter(c)){
                             System.out.println("Only enter letters!");
     
                   }
     
     
     
     
     if (secretWord.indexOf(c) == -1){
                            noOfMistakes++;
                            System.out.println("wrong guess,try again");
                            System.out.println("your remaining chances are "+chances);
                                                    if (noOfMistakes==ALLOWDED_MISTAKES){
                                    System.out.println();
                             System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *");
                             System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * * * *YOU LOST * * * * * * * * * * *");
                             System.out.println("* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *");
                             System.out.println();
                             System.out.println("The hidden word is "+secretWord);
                             System.out.println();
                             System.out.println("Use method \"newGame()\"to start a new game.");
                            }
     
     
                    }
                    if (secretWord.indexOf(c) !== -1)
     
     
     
                    }
     
       }//class
    }>

    I don't know how to write the code for when the player guess a letter and he is right.How to relpace the proper _ with the letter he guessed!I have to mainly use the java.lang package. feel free to change whatever you want,but please keep it simple because I'm a beginner.The class Words were given by the professor
    <import java.util.ArrayList;
    import java.util.Random;
    /**
     * Provides static method for choosing randomly a word from a dictionary
     * 
     * @author (CR) 
     * @version (11/2012)
     */
    public class Words
    {
       //class variables
       private static ArrayList<String> dictionary=new ArrayList<String>();
       private static Random random=new Random();
     
       /*
        * Generates a list of words
        */
       private static void generateWords()
       {
           String[] words={"ALCOHOL","AMBULANCE","ANSWER", "AUDIENCE", "AUTOMN", 
               "BLANKET", "BRIDGE",
               "CARPENTER", "CHICKEN", "COMFORTABLE", "COMPUTER", "CONFIDENCE", "COUNTRY",
               "DANGEROUS", "DAUGHTER", "DESCRIBE", "DIRECTLY", "DISTANCE",
               "EQUIPMENT", "EXAMPLE", "EXPERIMENT",
               "FAIRYTALE", "FISHERMAN", "GOVERNMENT",
               "IMAGINATION", "IMPORTANCE", "INDUSTRY", "INFLUENCE", "INSTRUMENT",
               "KEYHOLE", "KNOWLEDGE",
               "LANGUAGE", "MACHINE", "NATURAL", "ORDINARY",
               "PICTURE", "PLEASURE", "POPULATION", "POWERFUL", "QUESTION",
               "STRANGE", "SUBSTANCE", "SURFACE", "SURPRISE", "SYSTEM",
               "TEMPERATURE", "TRIANGLE",
               "UNKNOWN", "WORKER", "YOUTHFUL"};
           for(int i=0;i<words.length;i++)
            dictionary.add(words[i]);
       }//generateWords
     
       /**
        * Creates a list of words and picks one in random
        * 
        * @return   the chosen word
        */
       public static String randomWord()
       {
           generateWords();
           return (String) dictionary.get(random.nextInt(dictionary.size()));
       }//randomWord
    }//class
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    Is this the same question?
    http://www.javaprogrammingforums.com...-begginer.html


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