// Removes a word and definition
public void RemoveWordAndDefn(string word)
{
int index = DictionaryUtilities.IndexFinder(word, WordListString());
words = DictionaryUtilities.ShrinkSizeByOne <TKey>(words, index);
definitions = DictionaryUtilities.ShrinkSizeByOne <TValue>(definitions, index);
}
// Returns the definition of the user searched word OR adds definition to the searched word
public TValue this[TKey searchedWord]
{
get
{
index = DictionaryUtilities.IndexFinder(Convert.ToString(searchedWord), WordListString());
if (index >= 0)
{
return(definitions[index]);
}
else
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("The searched word is not defined in the dictionary.");
}
}
set
{
index = DictionaryUtilities.IndexFinder(Convert.ToString(searchedWord), WordListString());
if (index >= 0)
{
definitions[index] = value;
AlphabetizeDictionary();
}
else
{
if (words.Length == definitions.Length)
{
words = DictionaryUtilities.GrowSizeByOne(words);
definitions = DictionaryUtilities.GrowSizeByOne(definitions);
int newLength = words.Length;
words[newLength - 1] = searchedWord;
definitions[newLength - 1] = value;
AlphabetizeDictionary();
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("There appears to be a mismatch of words to definitions. Program terminating.");
Environment.Exit(0);
}
}
}
}