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Class scrobble.Board 

java.lang.Object
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   +----scrobble.Board
public class Board
extends Object
The Board class represents the board used in the Scrabble game. It is configured from a BoardShape object. It is made up of squares and implements the main methods to verify and to put the words on the board

Variable Index

o shape
Shape of the Board
o squares
Matrix of Squares

Constructor Index

o Board(BoardShape)
Creates a new Board with the given shape

Method Index

o dump()
Dumps the board to the console
o empty()
Empties the board
o getLetters()
Returns the list of letters on the board
o getShape()
Return the shape of the board
o getWords()
Returns the list of words on the board
o main(String[])
o putWord(WordPositioner)
Puts the word on the board
o receive()
Receive from the Net
o transmit()
Transmits over the Net
o tryAndFit(WordPositioner)
Tries to fit a word to the board according to the given position

Variables

o shape 
 BoardShape shape
Shape of the Board

o squares 
 Square squares[][]
Matrix of Squares

Constructors

o Board 
 public Board(BoardShape shape)
Creates a new Board with the given shape

Parameters:
shape - the shape of the new board created

Methods

o getShape 
 public BoardShape getShape()
Return the shape of the board

Returns:
the shape
o getWords 
 public Vector getWords()
Returns the list of words on the board

Returns:
the Vector of words
o getLetters 
 public Vector getLetters()
Returns the list of letters on the board

Returns:
the Vector of letters
o empty 
 public void empty()
Empties the board

o tryAndFit 
 Vector tryAndFit(WordPositioner wordp) throws IllegalPositionException
Tries to fit a word to the board according to the given position

Parameters:
wordp - the WordPositioner containing the word and the position of the word
Returns:
the list of the resulting words on the board.
Throws: IllegalPositionException
if it was impossible to fit the given word to the board according to the given position.
o putWord 
 public void putWord(WordPositioner wordp)
Puts the word on the board

Parameters:
wordp - the WordPositioner containing the word and the position of the word
o transmit 
 public void transmit()
Transmits over the Net

o receive 
 public void receive()
Receive from the Net

o dump 
 public void dump()
Dumps the board to the console

o main 
 public static void main(String args[])

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