Graphical representation of a WordSearch

What i need to do is show the user a Wordsearch. That basically means, i need a table-like control, upon which i can draw shapes. Is there one?

The purpose is that i have to write a program that can solve any wordsearch. I have no problem with the algorithm...but how should i show the user the results once the words are found?

Suppose i have the following words search (in french):

Code:

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ORGFUNC
TUVEIHC
UOJAIAH
AJMETMA
MNNDPIT
OOECOLE
IBFILLE

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The last five letters on the last line are a word - "FILLE". Once i find that, how can i show the user where it is?

any ideas?

a standard list box with an image list as well?
make an icon of an arrow or something appear next to the wanted data entry?

just an idea

Actually i think i can use a FlexGrid. Thanks anyways....you seem to be the only one who's going to answer this thread...

How are you displaying the words?

You could put them in a RichText box and then change the color and/or bold the word if you find it.

So far what ive got is a two dimentional array containing all the characters. So what im doing is configuring a flexgrid tot he dimensions of the array. Im not sure how ill draw the lines on it yet...but ill think of something.

Armbruster said it, use the richtextbox to display the info. BTW is there a reason you are using arrays for each char rather than strings for the whole word?

I'm using a 2D array because im saving a wordsearch in there, like the following(already posted above):

Code:

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ORGFUNC
TUVEIHC
UOJAIAH
AJMETMA
MNNDPIT
OOECOLE
IBFILLE

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Btw its in french.

Maybe you can you a shape control, and just draw it on top of the thing.