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      //finds the first value in a 4x4 grid or XxX grid for that matter       
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      public int FindFirst(String wordToCheck, int StringPos){
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                      System.out.println("wordToCheck's first letter : " + wordToCheck.substring(0, 1));
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                      int LocOfFirstLetter = 23;
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                      for (int x = 0; x < Board.length; x++){
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                      //      System.out.println("grid @ pos " + x + " is:      String: " + Grid[(x/4)][(x%4)] + " row: " + x/4 + " col: " + x%4);
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                              String LetterToCheck = wordToCheck.charAt(StringPos)+"";
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                              System.out.println("Checking Letter : " + LetterToCheck);
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                              if (LetterToCheck.equalsIgnoreCase(Grid[(x/4)][(x%4)]) == true){                       
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                                      System.out.println("First char isOnBoard at location " + Grid[(x/Grid.length)][(x%Grid.length)] + " at r/c : " + x/4 + " " + x%4 );
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                                      LocOfFirstLetter = x;
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                                      SelectedSquare[x]=true;
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                                      FindNext(wordToCheck, StringPos+1, x, (x/Grid.length),(x%Grid.length) );
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                              }
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                      }
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                      return LocOfFirstLetter;
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              }
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              // suppose to find the next value of the word
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              public int FindNext(String wordToCheck, int StringPos, int StartLoc, int row, int col){
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                      String LetterToCheck = wordToCheck.charAt(StringPos)+"";
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                      System.out.println("Selected squre should be true: " + SelectedSquare[StartLoc]);
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                      System.out.println("Next Letter is: " + LetterToCheck);
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                      System.out.println("First letter at pos: " + StringPos + " row: " + row + " col : " + col);         // is there a way to do this w/o 8 if statements, recursively?
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                      /*positions to test
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                       * 1 row,col-1     left
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                       * 2 row-1,col-1   left & up
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                       * 3 row-1,col     up
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                       * 4 row-1,col+1   up & right
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                       * 5 row,col+1     right
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                       * 6 row+1,col+1   right & down
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                       * 7 row+1,col     down
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                       * 8 row+1,col-1   down & left
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                       */
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                      if(row<0 || row > 4 || col <0 || col > 4 ){
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                              System.out.println("not on board");
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                      }
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                      return 0;
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              }
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      }