WordSearch.java

import java.util.*;
public class WordSearch {

    private char[][] board;

    public WordSearch(int rows, int cols) {
	board = new char[rows][cols];
	for (int i=0;i<rows;i++) 
	    for (int j=0;j<cols;j++) 
		board[i][j]='-';
    }

    public WordSearch() {
	this(20,20);
    }

    public boolean addWordH(int r, int c, String word) {
	int i;
	int j;

	/* see if we can place the word */
	i=0;
	    while (i<word.length()) {
		try {
		    //j=10/i; <-- this is only to show the Arithmetic exception
		    if ( board[r][c+i] != '-' && board[r][c+i]!=word.charAt(i)) {
			return false; // we return false since we can't add the word
		    }
		} catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) { // Handle the array one
		    System.out.println(e);
		    return false;  // we return false since we can't add the word
		} catch (ArithmeticException e) { // handle the divide by 0
		    System.out.println(e);
		    return false;
		} catch (Exception e) { // handle any other exceptions
		    System.out.println(e);
		    return false;
		}


		i++;
	    }
    

	
	/* if we get here, we can add the word */
	i=0;
	while (i<word.length()) {
	    board[r][c+i]=word.charAt(i);
	    i++;
	}
	
	return true;
    }

    public boolean addWordV(int r, int c, String word) {
	int i;
	int j;

	/* see if we can place the word */
	i=0;
	    while (i<word.length()) {
		try {	 
		    if ( board[r+i][c] != '-' && board[r+i][c]!=word.charAt(i)) {
			return false; // we return false since we can't add the word
		    }
		} catch (Exception e) { // handle any other exceptions
		    System.out.println(e);
		    return false;
		}
		i++;
	    }
	
	/* if we get here, we can add the word */
	i=0;
	while (i<word.length()) {
	    board[r+i][c]=word.charAt(i);
	    i++;
	}
	
	return true;
    }
	

    public String toString() {
	String s = "";
	for (int i=0;i<board.length;i++) {
	    for (int j=0;j<board[i].length;j++) {
		s=s+board[i][j];
	    }
	    s=s+"\n";
	}
	return s;
    }


}