Thread: JAVA HANGMAN GAME

package worksheet7Quest16;
 
import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class Test2 {
	 Scanner in = new Scanner( System.in);
     int attempts = 0;
	 Scanner userInput = new Scanner(System.in);
     String secretWord = userInput.next();
     int len = secretWord.length(); //Store the length which will be used to see if puzzle was solved.
     char[] temp = new char[len]; //Store a temp array which will be displayed to the user
     for(int i = 0; i < temp.length; i++) //initialize the array
     {
         temp[i] = '*';
     }
     System.out.print("\n");
     System.out.print("Word to date: ");
     while (attempts <= 10 && attempts > 0)
     {
         System.out.println("\nAttempts left: " + attempts);
         System.out.printf("Enter letter: ");
         String test = userInput.next();
 
         if(test.length() != 1) 
         {
             System.out.println("Please enter 1 character");
             continue;
         }
 
         char testChar = test.charAt(0);
 
         //Find matches
         int foundPos = -2;
         int foundCount = 0; //How many matches did we find
         while((foundPos = secretWord.indexOf(testChar, foundPos + 1)) != -1)
         {
             temp[foundPos] = testChar; //Update the temp array from * to the correct character
             foundCount++;
             len--; //Decrease overall counter
         }
 
         if(foundCount == 0)
         {
             System.out.println("Sorry, didn't find any matches for " + test);
         }
         else
         {
             System.out.println("Found " + foundCount + " matches for " + test);
         }
 
         //Print 
         for(int i = 0; i < temp.length; i++)
         {
             System.out.print(temp[i]);
         }
         System.out.println();
 
         if(len == 0)
         {
             break; //Solved!
         }
 
         attempts--;
     }
 
     if(len == 0)
     {
         System.out.println("\n---------------------------");
         System.out.println("Solved!");
     }
     else
     {
         System.out.println("\n---------------------------");
         System.out.println("Sorry you didn't find the mystery word!");
         System.out.println("It was \"" + secretWord + "\"");
     }
}
}

I am getting an error when initalizing : char[] temp = new char[len];
Please help

please paste the error message here

syntax error on token ";", { expected after this token

do you have a main method? you cannot do the algorithm outside the method.

A single program is required. That's all i have.

Yeah, your Test2 class is a single program.
but you cannot make any program algorithm outside method.
you cannot declare a loop, print something outside the method, using methods of different class, etc, etc otherwise you'll get compilation error.
your create a method or main method then put that code inside the method. that is the only way to get rid of that error

A single program is required. That's all i have.

creating a method and putting your code inside that method will not make your Test2 class a multiple program it will still a single program

Thank you, will re-read the question an retry. My new attempt will be posted tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Java girl

A single program is required. That's all i have.

This is an ambiguous comment. Please be more clear when stating requirements.

Most would allow (even expect) that a 'single program' would include multiple methods and classes.

Originally Posted by GregBrannon

This is an ambiguous comment. Please be more clear when stating requirements.

Most would allow (even expect) that a 'single program' would include multiple methods and classes.

ow, I over looked at that. thanks. At first, I assumed that she was trying to say it to do it in a single class.

Please don't start multiple threads on the same topic.

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