Class NetLibs.StoryTemplate 
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Class NetLibs.StoryTemplate 

java.lang.Object
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   +----NetLibs.StoryTemplate
public class StoryTemplate
extends Object
implements NetLibsConst
StoryTemplate implements the class which handles reading the story template text, getting the prompts, reading the dictionaries, and choosing random words.

Author:
Michael Benson

Constructor Index

o StoryTemplate()
StoryTemplate constructor.

Method Index

o getPrompts(Applet, String)
Reads in a prompt file and separates the prompts.
o getRandomWord(Applet, String)
Gets a random word of type prompt.
o getTemplate(Applet, String)
Reads in a story template.

Constructors

o StoryTemplate 
  public StoryTemplate()
StoryTemplate constructor.

Methods

o getTemplate 
  public String getTemplate(Applet applet,
                            String storyName) throws IOException
Reads in a story template.
Parameters:
applet - the parent applet (used for code base).
storyName - the name of the story template.
Returns:
string containing the story template.
Throws: IOException
if error reading template file.
o getPrompts 
  public Vector getPrompts(Applet applet,
                           String storyName) throws IOException, MalformedURLException
Reads in a prompt file and separates the prompts. Creates a vector in which each element is a prompt string.
Parameters:
applet - the parent applet (used for code base).
storyName - the name of the story template.
Returns:
vector containing each prompt string.
Throws: IOException
if error reading prompt file.
Throws: MalformedURLException
if error finding prompt file.
o getRandomWord 
  public String getRandomWord(Applet applet,
                              String prompt) throws IOException, MalformedURLException
Gets a random word of type prompt. If number prompt is found, it will generate a random number. Also, if the prompt is capitalized, the chosen word will be capitalized.
Parameters:
applet - the parent applet (used for code base).
Returns:
the word chosen at random.
Throws: IOException
if error reading prompt file.
Throws: MalformedURLException
if error finding prompt file. 
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