public class HiddenWord { private String hidden; public HiddenWord(String h) { hidden = h; } public String getHint(String hint) { String r = ""; for(int i = 0; i < hint.length(); i++) { if(hint.charAt(i) == hidden.charAt(i)) r += ""+hint.charAt(i); else if(hidden.indexOf(hint.charAt(i)) > -1) r += "+"; else r += "*"; } return r; } }