QuestionA.java

package Q17_11_Word_Distance;

import CtCILibrary.AssortedMethods;

public class QuestionA {

	public static LocationPair findClosest(String[] words, String word1, String word2) {
		LocationPair best = new LocationPair(-1, -1);
		LocationPair current = new LocationPair(-1, -1);
		for (int i = 0; i < words.length; i++) {
			String word = words[i];
			if (word.equals(word1)) {
				current.location1 = i;
				best.updateWithMin(current);
			} else if (word.equals(word2)) {
				current.location2 = i;
				best.updateWithMin(current);
			}
		}
		return best;
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String[] wordlist = AssortedMethods.getLongTextBlobAsStringList();
		String word1 = "river";
		String word2 = "life";
		LocationPair pair = findClosest(wordlist, word1, word2);
		System.out.println("Distance between <" + word1 + "> and <" + word2 + ">: " + pair.toString());		

	}

}