proof of concept lexicon

lexicon.js

function Lexicon(file){
	this.data = {
		'a': {
			'b': {
				's': {}
			}
		}
	};
}

Lexicon.prototype.contains = function(word){
	console.log("Contains: " + word + "?");

	var curDict = this.data;

	for(var i = 0; i < word.length; i++){
		var curLetter = word.charAt(i);
		if(curLetter in curDict){
			curDict = curDict[curLetter]
		}else{
			return false;
		}
	}

	return true;
}

var a = new Lexicon();
console.log(a.contains("abs"));
console.log(a.contains("abx"));
console.log(a);