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Continuing the theme of project 3, adjust the program so that the left text area displays the words using a Hashmap (the order of the words will be unpredictable), and the right text area displays the words using a TreeMap (the words should be in sorted order). If you did not get project 3 to work entirely, you are not responsible for the menus and menu items for the project, or for adding additional words, or for displaying only nouns or verbs. For project 4 you are only responsible for displaying the original input file in the two text areas as described above. Create three classes for the words: An abstract class called Word, a class called Noun that inherits from Word, and a class called Verb that inherits from Word. The actual word is stored in class Word. The classes Noun and Verb should have different toString methods the return the word with either “(N)” or “(V)” appended. Create three classes for the linked list: An abstract class called WordList which contains all the functionality of the linked list, and classes called UnsortedWordList and SortedWordList which inherit from WordList. Each of these two classes should have an insert method that adds a new word in the appropriate position in the list. The GUI should now have two TextAreas: the one on left showing the contents of the unsorted list, and the one on the right showing the contents of the sorted list. The command window (ADD, DELETE, STOP) should function. Create two menus for the GUI: One called File (with choices Open and Quit), and one called Display (with choices Nouns and Verbs). File > Open: open the selected file, fill the linked lists and display them in the text areas. File > Quit: exit the program. Display > Nouns: clear the text areas and then display only the nouns on the lists. Display > Verbs: clear the text areas and then display on the verbs on the list. The input file will be in the following format: one word per line followed by either N or V in parenthesis: apple(N) peach(N) eat(V) .

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The objective of this project is to develop a Java application that effectively manages and displays words categorized as nouns and verbs from an input file using different data structures. By implementing HashMaps and TreeMaps for storing words and creating a class hierarchy for Word objects, the application will provide users with functionalities to load data, display categorized words, and manipulate lists through a GUI with menus. This approach exemplifies fundamental data structure utilization within a user-friendly interface, aligning with core programming principles of object-oriented design and data abstraction.

Introduction

This project integrates object-oriented programming with data structures such as HashMaps, TreeMaps, and linked lists to manage words extracted from an input file. The core idea is to display words in different orderings within a graphical user interface (GUI), demonstrating various ways of storing and manipulating collections while providing a user-friendly experience with menu-driven commands.

Design and Class Hierarchy

The design involves creating an abstract class, Word, which encapsulates the core data of each word. Two subclasses, Noun and Verb, extend Word and override the toString method to append an indicator of their category ("(N)" or "(V)"). This polymorphism allows for flexible display customization.

Additionally, the linked list implementation is structured with an abstract class, WordList, containing common linked list operations. Two subclasses, UnsortedWordList and SortedWordList, override the insert method to add new words either arbitrarily or in sorted order, respectively.

Data Structures and Storage

The program employs two main data structures for word storage:

  • HashMap: Stores words with unpredictable order, suitable for quick lookup without ordering guarantees. This collection populates the left text area.
  • TreeMap: Maintains sorted order of words, ideal for displaying words alphabetically in the right text area.

GUI Design and Functionality

The GUI comprises two primary TextArea components: one on the left to display the unsorted list, the other on the right for the sorted list. Menu bars provide options:

  • File Menu: "Open" loads a selected input file, populates linked lists and data structures, and updates the text areas. "Quit" exits the application.
  • Display Menu: "Nouns" filters and displays only noun words; "Verbs" filters and displays only verbs. These actions refresh the text areas with filtered content.

File Input Format and Processing

The input file contains one word per line, with each word followed by a category indicator in parentheses, such as "apple(N)", "peach(N)", or "eat(V)". The program reads each line, creates appropriate Noun or Verb objects, and adds them to both data structures and linked lists. After loading, the words are displayed in the text areas, reflecting both unordered (HashMap) and ordered (TreeMap) collections.

Implementation Details

Key implementation steps involve:

  • Parsing the input file and creating the corresponding Word objects.
  • Populating both HashMap and TreeMap with the Word objects using the actual word as the key.
  • Adding Word objects to linked lists via the insert method appropriate for their list type.
  • Updating GUI components to display the contents of the data structures.
  • Implementing menu actions to open files, quit the application, and filter displayed words.

Conclusion

This project successfully demonstrates the integration of various data structures within a graphical interface, providing practical experience with object-oriented design, data abstraction, and Java GUI programming. The use of HashMap and TreeMap highlights their different ordering properties, while the class hierarchy supports extensibility for future enhancements such as additional word categories or advanced filtering options.

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