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Java

Steve DeYoung
Steve DeYoung
1,313 Points
Posted by Steve DeYoung
Steve DeYoung
1,313 Points

Needs clarification on this method (validateGuess)

The rest of the method makes sense but I would like some clarification on this part. How does this check to see if a letter is already guessed?

if (mMisses.indexOf(letter) >= 0 || mHits.indexOf(letter) >= 0){
  throw new IllegalArgumentException(letter + " has already been guessed");

2 Answers

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points
Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points

Hi Steve,

the indexOf method returns an integer that represents the index position of a spesific letter inside mMisses or mHits.

If letter haven´t been guessed yet, the letter is not inside mHits or mMisses (no index position). The indexOf method will return -1 (no index found).

Every returned integer higher or equal then 0 triggers the exception. If the returned integer is 0, then the letter is on the first index inside mHits or mMisses.

Makes sense?

Grigorij

Steve DeYoung
Steve DeYoung
1,313 Points
Steve DeYoung
Steve DeYoung
1,313 Points

Ah ok.. Yes makes sense now. Thanks!