void MakeThemeDictionary ( const string filename , const int maxLenght =
MAX_WORD_LENGTH ) {
myDict = ThemeDictionary( maxLenght , filename );
myMenu.SetIntro(
Banner() + HOW_MANY_WORDS
+ swansonString::GetString( myDict.NumWords() ) + " words!!!" );
if ( !myDict.Filled() )
usePreFabDict();
}
void PlainDict () {
//Constructs a dict of MaxWordLength letter long words
myDict = Dictionary( MAX_WORD_LENGTH );
myMenu.SetIntro(
Banner() + HOW_MANY_WORDS
+ swansonString::GetString( myDict.NumWords() ) + " words!!!" );
if ( !myDict.Filled() )
usePreFabDict();
}
void usePreFabDict () {
myDict = Dictionary( PreFabDict::getSet() );
myMenu.SetIntro(
Banner() + HOW_MANY_WORDS
+ swansonString::GetString( myDict.NumWords() ) + " words!!!" );
if ( myDict.Filled() ) {
cout << endl
<< "something strange has happend, we had an empty dictionary"
<< " but don't worry, we can still play with my limited stored vocabulary";
cout << endl << "press anything to continue:";
getchar();
} else {
cout << endl
<< "something has gone very wrong here, we have no words, we cannot play";
cout << endl << "press anything to exit:";
exit( 1 );
}
}
/**************************************************************
*
* * Entry: none
*
* * Exit: inflated dictionary with maxLength as its longest word(s)
*
* * Purpose: change word length to match difficulty
*
* ***************************************************************/
void SetDictionary ( int maxLength ) {
myDict = Dictionary( maxLength );
if ( !myDict.Filled() )
myDict = PreFabDict::UsePreFabDict();
}