Class Dictionary

java.lang.Object
  Dictionary

public class Dictionary

extends Object

Model a dictionary with a TreeMap of (word, Definition) pairs.

Version:

4

See Also:

Definition

Constructor Summary

Dictionary()
Construct an empty Dictionary.

Method Summary

void	addEntry(String word, Definition definition) Add an entry to this Dictionary.
Definition	getEntry(String word) Look up an entry in this Dictionary.
int	getSize() Get the size of this Dictionary.
String	toString() Construct a String representation of this Dictionary.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Dictionary

public Dictionary()

Construct an empty Dictionary.

Method Detail

addEntry

public void addEntry(String word,
                     Definition definition)

Add an entry to this Dictionary.

Parameters:

word - the word being defined.

definition - the Definition of that word.

getEntry

public Definition getEntry(String word)

Look up an entry in this Dictionary.

Parameters:

word - the word whose definition is sought

Returns:

the Definition of that word, null if none.

getSize

public int getSize()

Get the size of this Dictionary.

Returns:

the number of words.

toString

public String toString()

Construct a String representation of this Dictionary.

Returns:

a multiline String representation.