vmsaif / wrongspelldetector

The Spell Checker is a Java project that checks for spelling mistakes in a .txt file. It uses JFileChooser to allow the user to select a dictionary and file to check, stores the dictionary words in an ArrayList for efficient searching, and compares the spelling of the words in the file to the dictionary to identify errors.

Spell Checker

This Java project implements a spell checker that prompts the user to add a dictionary file in .txt format, and then prompts for a file to be checked for spelling mistakes in .txt format. It tells in which line the error occurred, and if multiple errors are found, it writes the line numbers.

Features

• Uses JFileChooser to allow the user to select the dictionary and file to be checked.
• Stores the dictionary words in an ArrayList for efficient searching.
• Implements logic to cross-check the spelling of the words in the file against the dictionary.

How to Run

Compile.

From the root directory of the repository, from terminal

javac src\*.java

Run the SpellChecker class.

java -cp src\ CHECKER

In the project directory, there is a sample dictionary file words.txt and a sample document with spelling mistakes GeorgeEliot_SilasMarner.txt Follow the prompts in the user interface to select (in order)

1. dictionary file in .txt format
2. the file to be checked in .txt format

What I Have Learned

• How to use JFileChooser to allow the user to select files.
• How to store data in an ArrayList and perform searches efficiently.
• How to implement logic to cross-check the spelling of words against a dictionary.

Dependencies

Java 8 or later