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import java.util.ArrayList;
public class DotCom {
private 
ArrayList
locationCells;
// private int numOfHits; 
// don’t need that now
public void setLocationCells(
ArrayList
loc) {
locationCells = loc;
}
public String checkYourself(String userInput) {
String result = “miss”;
int index = locationCells.indexOf(userInput);
if (index >= 0) {
locationCells.remove(index);
if (locationCells.isEmpty())
{
result = “kill”;
} else {
result = “hit”;
} 
// close if
} 
// close outer if
return result;
} 
// close method
} 
// close class
New and improved DotCom class
 prep code test code
real code
real code

Change the String array to an ArrayList that holds Strings.

Ignore this line for 
now; we talk about 
it at the end of the 
chapter .
Find out if the user guess is in the 
ArrayList, by asking for its index. 
If it’s not in the list, then indexOf() 
returns a -1. 
If index is greater than or equal to 
zero, the user guess is definitely in the 
list, so remove it.
If the list is empty, this 
was the killing blow!
New and improved argument name.

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chapter 6
making the 
DotComBust
Let’s build the REAL game:
“Sink a Dot Com”
We’ve been working on the ‘simple’ version, but now 
let’s build the real one. Instead of a single row, we’ll 
use a grid. And instead of one DotCom, we’ll use 
three.
Goal: Sink all of the computer’s Dot Coms in the 
fewest number of guesses. You’re given a rating level 
based on how well you perform.