SimpleDictionary.java

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package org.feistymeow.textual;
 
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;
 
public class SimpleDictionary extends HashSet<String>
// or alternatively, BinaryTree<String>
// => what is BST implem for java! is it balanced?
{
 
  private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
  public SimpleDictionary(Set<String> words)
  {
    addAll(words);
    computeLongestWord();
  }
 
  public SimpleDictionary(String words[])
  {
    for (String word : words) {
      add(word);
    }
    computeLongestWord();
  }
 
  public int computeLongestWord()
  {
    previouslyComputedLongestWord = 1;
 
    // hmmm: iterate on set to find longest.
 
    // kludge implem placeholder.
    previouslyComputedLongestWord = 100;
    return previouslyComputedLongestWord;
  }
 
  public boolean lookup(String toFind)
  {
    return contains(toFind);
  }
 
  public int longestWord()
  {
    return previouslyComputedLongestWord;
  }
 
  int previouslyComputedLongestWord;
}