WordSearch

WordSearch is the applet version of the popular game some of us played before the advent of video games. To play, just hit the 'New Game' button, then drag your mouse over the grid to select a word. Once found, words will remain circled. If you get stuck, hit "Solve Game." This is another excellent example of Java programming by author Mike Hall.

How To Use: Download WordSearch.zip and unzip it within a temporary directory. The applet reads data from one or more plain text files located on the server. Given a list of such file URLs, it will load a new set of words for each game, looping back to the first file after the last.

Java Source: available in the demo file: WordSearch.java

HTML Source:

<applet code="WordSearch.class" width=425 height=350>
<param name="gridcolors" value="black,white,#ffffcc,yellow">
<param name="listcolors" value="#660000,#ffffcc,#666666">
<param name="files" value="animals.txt,countries.txt,measures.txt,
movies.txt,nightsky.txt">
</applet>

Additonal information about the applet's parameters can be found within the demo file.

Author: Mike Hall

Homepage: http://www.brainjar.com/java/wordsearch/index.html

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