/*
 * wordentry.hpp
 *
 *  Created on: Oct 18, 2010
 *      Author: mike
 *      for use in Yale course CPSC 427a, Fall 2010
 */

#pragma once

#include <cstring>
#include "tools.hpp"

#define MAXLEN 9    // maximum triangle size
#define MINLEN 3    // minimum triangle size

class Word {
public:
    static const char* allowed_chars;
    static int triangle_max;
    static int triangle_min;
    static bool allowed_set[];

protected:
    const int len;
    char cword[MAXLEN + 1];
    char profile[MAXLEN + 1];
    void sort();

public:
    Word(const char* cword);
    ~Word() {
    }

    const int getLen() const { return len; }
    const char* getCword() const { return cword; }
    const char* getProfile() const { return profile; }

    bool operator<=(const Word& w2) const;
    static bool isAllowed(const char *cword);

    ostream& debugPrint(ostream& out) const;
    ostream& print(ostream& out) const;
};

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
inline ostream& operator<<(ostream& out, const Word& word) {
    return word.print(out);
}