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Thread: Please help with this code.....

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    Question Please help with this code.....

    I dont understand whats wrong with my code. I have created a word guess game where on the menu the user has to select an option so a letter is generated in the word a bit like hangman but it does not appear to select a random letter everytime...Im a beginner to Java, any help would really be appreciated. It also does not appear to display the message : You lost. no attempts left...


    import java.util.Random;
    public class Game {
     
        private Word w;
        private int attempts;
     
        Game(){
            startGame();
        }
     
        private void startGame(){
            Database db = new Database();
            w = new Word (db.getRandomWord());
            attempts = 10;
        }
     
        private int showDisplayOptions(){
            int input = 3;
            System.out.println("Your Options:");
            System.out.println("Guess another letter      1");
            System.out.println("Guess the word            2");
            System.out.println("Give up                   3");
            System.out.println();
     
            boolean validInput =false;
     
            while(!validInput){
     
                System.out.print("Enter your choice:  ");
                InputReader in = new InputReader();
                input = in.getInt();
     
                if (!(input==1 || input==2 || input==3)) {
                    validInput=false;
                    System.out.println("Invalid, Please enter options 1-3");
                }
                else
                    validInput=true;
     
            }    
     
            return input;
        }
     
        public void run(){
     
            boolean exit = false;
     
            while (!exit){
                if (attempts<1) {
                    System.out.println("You lost. No attempts left");
                    startGame();
                }
     
                System.out.println("You know:                ");
                System.out.println(w.toString());
                System.out.println("You have "+attempts+" attempts left");
                System.out.println();
     
                switch (showDisplayOptions()) {
                case 1:chooseLetter();
                    break;
                case 2:chooseWord();
                    break;
                case 3: exit = true;
                    break;
                default:exit = true;
                    break;
                }
            }
     
        }
     
        private void chooseLetter() {
            boolean chosen=false;
            Random genericGenerator = new Random();
            char letter = (char) (genericGenerator.nextInt(26)+65);
            chosen=w.hasLetter(letter);
     
            attempts--;
        }
     
     
        private void chooseWord() {
            InputReader in = new InputReader();
            boolean chosen;
            System.out.println("\nEnter word:  ");
            String letter = in.getString();
            chosen = w.isRight(letter);
     
        }
     
    }


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    Default Re: Please help with this code.....

    Game.java:4: cannot find symbol
    symbol : class Word
    location: class Game
    private Word w;
    ^
    Game.java:12: cannot find symbol
    symbol : class Database
    location: class Game
    Database db = new Database();
    ^
    Game.java:12: cannot find symbol
    symbol : class Database
    location: class Game
    Database db = new Database();
    ^
    Game.java:13: cannot find symbol
    symbol : class Word
    location: class Game
    w = new Word (db.getRandomWord());
    ^
    Game.java:30: cannot find symbol
    symbol : class InputReader
    location: class Game
    InputReader in = new InputReader();
    ^
    Game.java:30: cannot find symbol
    symbol : class InputReader
    location: class Game
    InputReader in = new InputReader();
    ^
    Game.java:85: cannot find symbol
    symbol : class InputReader
    location: class Game
    InputReader in = new InputReader();
    ^
    Game.java:85: cannot find symbol
    symbol : class InputReader
    location: class Game
    InputReader in = new InputReader();
    ^
    8 errors

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    Default Re: Please help with this code.....

    Go here: http://www.javaprogrammingforums.com...html#post10390
    I don't know which thread you're using :S
    Last edited by Cuju; March 28th, 2010 at 11:34 AM.