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Java 9 Programming By Example

By : Peter Verhas
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Java 9 Programming By Example

By: Peter Verhas

Overview of this book

This book gets you started with essential software development easily and quickly, guiding you through Java’s different facets. By adopting this approach, you can bridge the gap between learning and doing immediately. You will learn the new features of Java 9 quickly and experience a simple and powerful approach to software development. You will be able to use the Java runtime tools, understand the Java environment, and create Java programs. We then cover more simple examples to build your foundation before diving to some complex data structure problems that will solidify your Java 9 skills. With a special focus on modularity and HTTP 2.0, this book will guide you to get employed as a top notch Java developer. By the end of the book, you will have a firm foundation to continue your journey towards becoming a professional Java developer.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Mastermind servlet


Playing the Mastermind game via the Web is a bit different from what it used to be. Till now, we did not have any user interaction and our classes were designed accordingly. For example, we could add a new guess to the table, along with the partial and full matches calculated by the program. Now we have to separate the creation of a new guess, add it to the game, and set the full and partial matches. This time, we have to display the table first, and the user has to calculate and provide the number of matches.

We have to modify some of the classes to be able to do that. We need to add a new method to Game.java:

public Row addGuess(Guess guess, int full, int partial) { 
    assertNotFinished(); 
    final Row row = new Row(guess, full, partial); 
    table.addRow(row); 
    if (itWasAWinningGuess(full)) { 
        finished = true; 
    } 
    return row; 
}

Till now, we had only one method that was adding a new guess, and since the program knew the secret, it was immediately...