/// <summary>
/// This is the main entry point for the program.
/// You are free to add anything else you would like to this program,
/// however the maze solving part needs to occur in the MazeSolver class.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="args"></param>
static void Main(string[] args)
{
/// <summary>
/// Starting Coordinates.
/// </summary>
const int X_START = 1;
const int Y_START = 1;
const int ARRAY_SIZE = 12;
/// <summary>
/// Create a new instance of UserInterface.
/// </summary>
UserInterface ui = new UserInterface();
///<summary>
/// The first maze that needs to be solved.
/// Note: You may want to make a smaller version to test and debug with.
/// You don't have to, but it might make your life easier.
/// </summary>
char[,] maze1 =
{ { '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' } };
/// <summary>
/// Create a new instance of a mazeSolver.
/// </summary>
MazeSolver mazeSolver = new MazeSolver();
//Create the second maze by transposing the first maze
char[,] maze2 = transposeMaze(maze1, ARRAY_SIZE);
/// <summary>
/// Tell the instance to solve the first maze with the passed maze, and start coordinates.
/// </summary>
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze1, X_START, Y_START);
// Pause maze solving until user presses key.
ui.StartNextMaze();
//Solve the transposed maze.
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze2, X_START, Y_START);
}
/// <summary>
/// This is the main entry point for the program.
/// You are free to add anything else you would like to this program,
/// however the maze solving part needs to occur in the MazeSolver class.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="args"></param>
static void Main(string[] args)
{
/// <summary>
/// Starting Coordinates.
/// </summary>
const int X_START = 1;
const int Y_START = 1;
///<summary>
/// The first maze that needs to be solved.
/// Note: You may want to make a smaller version to test and debug with.
/// You don't have to, but it might make your life easier.
/// </summary>
char[,] maze1 =
{ { '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' } };
//Create the second maze by transposing the first maze
char[,] maze2 = transposeMaze(maze1);
// Create a new instance of a mazeSolver.
// Create a new instance of a ui.
MazeSolver mazeSolver = new MazeSolver();
UserInterface ui = new UserInterface();
//Displays a message stating that this is the original unsolved maze.
//Then displays the unsolved maze.
UserInterface.OriginalMessage(maze1);
// Tell the instance to solve the first maze with the passed maze, and start coordinates.
//Starts the maze solving process by passing the original maze and the start coordinates
//into the process.
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze1, X_START, Y_START);
//Displays a message stating that this is the solved original maze.
//Then displays the solved maze.
UserInterface.OriginalSolved(maze1);
//Displays a message stating that this is the transposed unsolved maze.
//Then displays the unsolved maze.
UserInterface.TransposedMessage(maze2);
//Solve the transposed maze.
//Starts the maze solving process by passing the transposed maze and the start coordinates
//into the process.
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze2, X_START, Y_START);
//Displays a message stating that this is the solved transposed maze.
//Then displays the solved maze.
UserInterface.TransposedSolved(maze2);
//Pauses the program so the user can see the results.
UserInterface.Pause();
}
/// <summary>
/// Default Constuctor to setup a new maze solver.
/// </summary>
public MazeSolver()
{
ui = new UserInterface();
}