A4: Evil Hangman

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Developing at Home¶

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Useful Resources¶

• CSE 143 Code Quality Guide
• CSE 143 Commenting Guide
• Output Comparison Tool can help you identify differences with your program’s output and the expected output.
• jGrasp Debugging Tutorial

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)¶

Q: How do I make a pattern?

A: Review the cumulative sum pattern on Strings. Try this Practice-It problem.

Q: What is a map? How do I use a map? Why is a map useful here?

A: Look at the WordCount and Friends programs from lecture. Remember that a map stores a relationship between a pair (known as a key to value relationship). Look at the example from the writeup that shows an initial dictionary of 9 words being split into different word families.

Java has a more detailed definition of a Map on the Java API.

Q: How do I store a complex structure as the values of a Map?

A: Review the Friends example from lecture.

Q: How do I call methods on the Sets that are in my Map?

A: Call get on the Map first. This will give you back a Set which you can then call methods on that. Review the Friends example from lecture.