/// <summary>
/// IsWordPlacementValid
/// Given a hidden word, check that it can fit into the grid given its length
/// and starting position within the grid
/// </summary>
/// <param name="grid"></param>
/// <param name="hiddenWord"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool IsWordPlacementValid(char[,] grid, HiddenWord hiddenWord)
{
if (hiddenWord != null)
{
var gridLocation = new GridLocation(hiddenWord.Start);
foreach (var letter in hiddenWord.Word)
{
if (!CanLetterBePlaced(letter, gridLocation, grid))
{
return(false);
}
gridLocation = GridLocation.GetNextLetterGridLocation(gridLocation, hiddenWord.Direction);
}
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// PlaceWordInGrid
/// Places the given word in the grid
/// </summary>
/// <param name="grid"></param>
/// <param name="hiddenWord"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public bool PlaceWordInGrid(char[,] grid, HiddenWord hiddenWord)
{
var placed = false;
if (placed = PlacementValidator.IsWordPlacementValid(grid, hiddenWord))
{
var gridLocation = new GridLocation(hiddenWord.Start);
foreach (var letter in hiddenWord.Word)
{
grid[gridLocation.Row - 1, gridLocation.Column - 1] = letter;
gridLocation = GridLocation.GetNextLetterGridLocation(gridLocation, hiddenWord.Direction);
}
// return true;
}
return(placed);
}