IO.java

IO.java

contents ::

  Dump.java
  Forfeit.java
  IO.java
  NrmlPlay.java
  Scrabble.java
  Turn.java

NOTE:: THAT SINCE THIS EXERCISE WAS REMOVED, THIS CODE DOES NOT EVEN CLOSE TO WORK. SO ITS JUST FOR LOOKING AT! OK?
/*
  James Little, 29/3/01
  COSC 241

  IO.java

  Implemented for Scrabble application
*/

package jlittle_ex5;

import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;

public class IO {

    private static BufferedReader reader =
         new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
    private static StringTokenizer tokenizedInput = new StringTokenizer("");
    private static String inputString = "";


    // get last token
    public static String getLast() {  // the last one
         return inputString;
    }

    // count tokens
    public static int countTokens() {
         return tokenizedInput.countTokens();  // count da' tokens
    }

    // read new line
    public static String readLine() {
         inputString = null;  // delete input
         tokenizedInput = new StringTokenizer(""); // another string tokenizer

         try {
             inputString = reader.readLine();
         } catch (IOException e) {
             System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
             System.exit(-1);
         }
         tokenizedInput = (inputString != null) ?
             new StringTokenizer(inputString) :
             new StringTokenizer("");
         return inputString;
    }

    // get next token
    public static String nextToken() {
         try {
             return tokenizedInput.nextToken();
         } catch (NoSuchElementException e) {
             System.out.println("Error: no more tokens to get.");
             System.exit(-1);
             return "This shouldn't be reached"; // thats for sure.. System should have exited.
         }
    }
}

James Little