wrdsrch.rb

example = [  ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'],
			['f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j'],
			['k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o'],
			['p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't'],
			['u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y']]

$letterhash = Hash.new

('a'..'z').each do |letter|
	row = 0
	locarray = Array.new

	example.each do |x|
		location = [row, x.index(letter)]
		unless location.include? nil
			locarray << location
		end
		row += 1
	end

	$letterhash[letter] = locarray
	print letter; print $letterhash[letter]; puts
end


def findfriends(wordsearch, ain)
	foundcharacter = wordsearch[ain[0]][ain[1]]
	puts foundcharacter
	friends = Array.new

	[ain[0]-1, ain[0], ain[0]+1].map do |x|
		[ain[1]-1, ain[1], ain[1]+1].map do |y|
			friends << [x,y]
		end
	end
	friends.each do |x|
		print $letterhash.key([x])
	end
end

findfriends(example, [2,2])

puts