/// <summary>
/// FillSingleChoices iterates through empty cells. For any empty cell
/// with only one possible value, it fills in that value.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="grid">Current state of grid</param>
private void FillSingleChoices(PuzzleGrid grid)
{
bool anyChanges = false; //Set if cell value set
int numChoices; //Number of choices found
do //While changes have been made AND grid is not solved
{
anyChanges = false;
for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) //Iterate through every row
{
for (int j = 0; j < 9; j++) //Iterate through every column
{
if (grid.Grid[i, j] == 0)
{ //Get number of choices available in grid[i, j]
numChoices = ListPossible(i, j, grid);
if (numChoices == 1) //If only one choice set value
{
grid.UserSetCell(i, j, FirstTrue());
//Changes made, anyChanges = true
anyChanges = (grid.Grid[i, j] != 0);
}
}
}
}
} while(anyChanges == true && !IsSolved(grid));
}
/// <summary>
/// IsPossible returns true if IsInRow, IsInCol & IsIn3x3 return false
/// </summary>
/// <param name="g">Current state of the grid</param>
/// <param name="row">row of target cell</param>
/// <param name="col">column of target cell</param>
/// <param name="value">value being sought</param>
/// <returns>True if value can occupy cell at [row, col]</returns>
private bool IsPossible(PuzzleGrid g, int row, int col, int value)
{ //Return true if value can go into [row, col] now
bool result;
result = (!IsInRow(g, row, value) && ! IsInCol(g, col, value) &&
!IsIn3X3(g, row, col, value));
return result;
}
/// <summary>
/// This function takes a PuzzleGrid and updates the game board values to the values in the PuzzleGrid.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="grid">The puzzle gird.</param>
private void SetPuzzleGrid(PuzzleGrid grid)
{
for (int i = 0; i < GameBoardRows; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < GameBoardCols; j++)
{
var box = (TextBox)FindName(GetTextBoxNameFromRowColumn(i + 1, j + 1));
if (box != null)
{
box.Style = (Style)(Resources["GridElement"]);
if (grid.Grid[i, j] < 0)
{
box.Text = ((-1) * grid.Grid[i, j]).ToString();
box.Style = (Style)(Resources["GridElementDisabled"]);
}
else if (grid.Grid[i, j] > 0)
{
box.Text = grid.Grid[i, j].ToString();
}
else
{
box.Text = "";
}
}
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// FindFewestChoices finds the first cell having the smallest number
/// of available choices, and sets the row and column of that cell for
/// use in SolveGrid
/// </summary>
/// <param name="grid">Current state of the grid</param>
/// <param name="r">OUTPUT sets r for use in caller</param>
/// <param name="c">OUTPUT sets c for use in caller</param>
/// <param name="numChoices">OUTPUT sets var for use in caller</param>
/// <returns>Returns true if valid cell found, false if not</returns>
private bool FindFewestChoices(PuzzleGrid grid, out int r, out int c,
out int numChoices)
{
bool[] minList = new bool[10];
int numCh, minR, minC, minChoice, i, j;
bool bad, result;
minChoice = 10;
minR = 0;
minC = 0;
for (i = 1; i < 10; i++) //Initialize minList to FALSE
{
minList[i] = false;
}
bad = false;
i = 0;
while (!bad && i < 9) //While not a bad solutn and trying valid row
{
j = 0;
while (!bad && j < 9) //not a bad solutn and trying valid column
{
if (grid.Grid[i, j] == 0)
{
numCh = ListPossible(i, j, grid); //Get # of choices
if (numCh == 0) //If no choices found, bad solution
{
bad = true;
}
else //If not bad solutn...
{
if (numCh < minChoice) //If less than current min
{
minChoice = numCh; //Set new min value
list.CopyTo(minList, 0);//Save list of possible
minR = i; //set row of cell with least
minC = j; //set col of cell with least
}
}
}
j++;
}
i++;
}
if (bad || minChoice == 10) //If bad solutn or minChoice never set
{
result = false; //No fewest possible choices
r = 0;
c = 0;
numChoices = 0;
}
else
{
result = true; //Valid cell found, return information to caller
r = minR;
c = minC;
numChoices = minChoice;
minList.CopyTo(list, 0);
}
return result;
}
public PuzzleGrid InitGrid()
{ //Randomly fill in the first row and column of puzzlegrid
PuzzleGrid tempGrid = new PuzzleGrid {
}; //temporary grid to assign values into
int row = 0; //variable for navigating 'rows'
int col = 0; //variable for navigating 'columns'
int newVal; //value to place into grid
bool solved;
List <int> valueSet = new List <int>(Enumerable.Range(-9, 9)); //range
//of numbers that can be added to the grid
List <int> valueSet2 = new List <int>(); //placeholder values in column 0
Random rnd = new Random(); //random variable for choosing random number
int randIndex = 0; //index in valueSet/valueSet2 that is accessed
randIndex = rnd.Next(0, 8); //get a random number and place in grid(0,0)
newVal = valueSet[randIndex];
tempGrid.InitSetCell(row, col, newVal);
valueSet.Remove(newVal); //remove paced value from options
for (row = 1; row < 9; row++)
{ //fills in column 0 with remaining possible values, storing in place-
//holder as it goes so as to preserve when placing in row 0 later
randIndex = rnd.Next(0, valueSet.Count);
newVal = valueSet[randIndex];
valueSet2.Add(newVal);
valueSet.Remove(newVal);
tempGrid.InitSetCell(row, col, newVal);
}
row = 0; //reset row to 0
for (col = 1; col < 3; col++)
{ //fills in col 1,2 of row 0, checking that don't duplicate the
//values in rows 1,2 of col 0
randIndex = rnd.Next(0, valueSet2.Count);
newVal = valueSet2[randIndex];
while ((newVal == tempGrid.Grid[1, 0] || (newVal == tempGrid.Grid[2, 0])))
{
randIndex = rnd.Next(0, valueSet2.Count);
newVal = valueSet2[randIndex];
}
valueSet2.Remove(newVal);
tempGrid.InitSetCell(row, col, newVal);
}
for (col = 3; col < 9; col++)
{ //fill in remainder of row 0 with remaining possible values
randIndex = rnd.Next(0, valueSet2.Count);
newVal = valueSet2[randIndex];
valueSet2.Remove(newVal);
tempGrid.InitSetCell(row, col, newVal);
}
do
{
puzzleSolver = new PuzzleSolver();
puzzleSolver.SolveGrid((PuzzleGrid)tempGrid.Clone(), false); //Slv to fill remainder of grid
SolutionGrid = puzzleSolver.SolutionGrid;
} while (SolutionGrid == null || SolutionGrid.IsBlank());
PermaGrid = Blanker(SolutionGrid); //call Blanker to carry out the
return(PermaGrid); //blanking of fileds,then return the grid to user to solve
}
/// <summary>
/// IsInColumn checks if given value occurs in the given row.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="grid">Current state of the grid</param>
/// <param name="col">Column being check</param>
/// <param name="value">Value being sought</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private bool IsInCol(PuzzleGrid grid, int col, int value)
{
bool result = false;
for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) //Iterate through column
{ //check if cell holds value being sought
result = result || (Math.Abs(grid.Grid[i, col]) == value);
}
return result;
}
/// <summary>
/// IsInRow checks if given value occurs in the given row
/// </summary>
/// <param name="grid">Current state of puzzle grid</param>
/// <param name="row">Row to check</param>
/// <param name="value">Value to look for</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private bool IsInRow(PuzzleGrid grid, int row, int value)
{
bool result = false;
for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) //Iterate through row
{ //check if cell holds value being sought
result = result || (Math.Abs(grid.Grid[row, i]) == value);
}
return result;
}
// Call SolveGrid to solve puzzlegrid
//Store solved gamegrid as the correct solution in solutiongrid
public PuzzleGrid Blanker(PuzzleGrid solvedGrid)
{ //enable blanking of squares based on difficulty
PuzzleGrid tempGrid;
PuzzleGrid saveCopy;
//temporary grids to save between tests
bool unique = true; //flag for if blanked form has unique soln
int totalBlanks = 0; //count of current blanks
int tries = 0; //count of tries to blank appropriately
int desiredBlanks; //amount of blanks desired via difficulty
int symmetry = 0; //symmetry type
tempGrid = (PuzzleGrid)solvedGrid.Clone();
//cloned input grid (no damage)
Random rnd = new Random(); //allow for random number generation
switch (difficulty) //set desiredBlanks via chosen difficulty
{
case Difficulty.Easy: //easy difficulty
desiredBlanks = 40;
break;
case Difficulty.Medium: //medium difficulty
desiredBlanks = 45;
break;
case Difficulty.Hard: //hard difficulty
desiredBlanks = 50;
break;
default: //easy difficulty
desiredBlanks = 40;
break;
}
symmetry = rnd.Next(0, 2); //Randomly select symmetry
do
{ //call RandomlyBlank() to blank random squares symmetrically
saveCopy = (PuzzleGrid)tempGrid.Clone(); // in case undo needed
tempGrid = RandomlyBlank(tempGrid, symmetry, ref totalBlanks);
//blanks 1 or 2 squares according to symmetry chosen
puzzleSolver = new PuzzleSolver();
unique = puzzleSolver.SolveGrid((PuzzleGrid)tempGrid.Clone(), true); // will it solve uniquely?
if (!unique)
{
tempGrid = (PuzzleGrid)saveCopy.Clone();
tries++;
}
} while((totalBlanks < desiredBlanks) && (tries < 1000));
solvedGrid = tempGrid;
solvedGrid.Finish();
return(solvedGrid);
}
public PuzzleGrid RandomlyBlank(PuzzleGrid tempGrid, int sym, ref int blankCount)
{
//blank one or two squares(depending on if on center line) randomly
Random rnd = new Random(); //allow random number generation
int row = rnd.Next(0, 8); //choose randomly the row
int column = rnd.Next(0, 8); //and column of cell to blank
while (tempGrid.Grid[row, column] == 0) //don't blank a blank cell
{
row = rnd.Next(0, 8);
column = rnd.Next(0, 8);
}
tempGrid.InitSetCell(row, column, 0); //clear chosen cell
blankCount++; //increment the count of blanks
switch (sym)
{
//based on symmetry, blank a second cell
case 0: //vertical symmetry
if (tempGrid.Grid[row, 8 - column] != 0) //if not already blanked
{
blankCount++; //increment blank counter
}
tempGrid.InitSetCell(row, 8 - column, 0); //blank opposite cell
break;
case 1: //horizontal symmetry
if (tempGrid.Grid[8 - row, column] != 0)
{
blankCount++;
}
tempGrid.InitSetCell(8 - row, column, 0);
break;
case 2: //diagonal symmetry
if (tempGrid.Grid[column, row] != 0)
{
blankCount++;
}
tempGrid.InitSetCell(column, row, 0);
break;
default: //diagonal symmetry
if (tempGrid.Grid[row, 8 - column] != 0)
{
blankCount++;
}
tempGrid.InitSetCell(column, row, 0);
break;
}
return(tempGrid);
}
/// <summary>
/// This clones the object.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>A clone of itself.</returns>
public object Clone()
{
//enable cloning for safe copying of the object
PuzzleGrid p = new PuzzleGrid();
for (int i = 0; i < Max; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < Max; j++)
{
p.InitSetCell(i, j, Grid[i, j]);
}
}
return(p);
}
// The following methods are helper methods
/// <summary>
/// Enters the puzzle entry state.
/// </summary>
private void EnterPuzzleEntryState()
{
// clear puzzle grid
puzzleGrid = new PuzzleGrid();
SetPuzzleGrid(puzzleGrid);
// hide buttons
SolveNow.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
HintsBox.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
HintsBoxTitle.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
// show correct buttons
EntryComplete.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
inPuzzleEnterMode = true;
}
/// <summary>
/// IsSolved checks to see if all cells in the grid contain a value.
/// If so, due to how the solve algorithm solves, the puzzle must be
/// solved correctly.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="grid">Current state of the puzzle grid</param>
/// <returns>TRUE: Puzzle is solved, FALSE: Not solved</returns>
private bool IsSolved(PuzzleGrid grid)
{
bool result = true; //Assume puzzle is solved
int r, c;
r = 0;
while (result == true && r < 9) //Check every row
{
c = 0;
while (result == true && c < 9) //Check every column
{ //If an empty cell is found, result gets FALSE
result = (result && grid.Grid[r, c] != 0);
c++;
}
r++;
}
return result;
}
/// <summary>
/// ListPossible populates list[] with "true" at each index
/// representing that value is a possible value for cell at [row, col].
/// It returns the total count of possible values in that square
/// </summary>
/// <param name="row">Row of target cell</param>
/// <param name="col">Column of target cell</param>
/// <param name="g">current state of grid</param>
/// <returns>Integer count of possible values for given cell</returns>
private int ListPossible(int row, int col, PuzzleGrid g)
{
int count = 0;
ClearList(); //Create a fresh list for bool population
for (int i = 1; i < 10; i++) //For i = 1..9 (valid values)
{
if (IsPossible(g, row, col, i) == true) //If i can go in cell
{
list[i] = true;
count++;
}
else //Value of i found in Row, Col, or 3x3
{
list[i] = false;
}
}
return count;
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a new game.
/// </summary>
private void MakeNewGame(bool noCancel = false)
{
var dlg = new NewGameDifficultyDialogBox(noCancel)
{
Owner = this
};
dlg.ShowDialog();
var difficulty = dlg.HowHard;
if (dlg.CreateGame)
{
var puzzleGenerator = new PuzzleGenerator(difficulty);
PuzzleGrid newPuzzleGrid = puzzleGenerator.InitGrid();
SetPuzzleGrid(newPuzzleGrid);
puzzleGrid = newPuzzleGrid;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// IsIn3x3 determines which 3x3 grid cell is in using GroupNum.
/// Values are:
/// [0, 0] [0, 1] [0, 2]
/// [1, 0] [1, 1] [1, 2]
/// [2, 0] [2, 1] [2, 2]
/// And then checks if given value occurs in the 3x3 grid.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="g">Current state of the grid</param>
/// <param name="row">Row of cell being checked</param>
/// <param name="col">Column of cell being checked</param>
/// <param name="value">Value being sought</param>
/// <returns>True if Value is found, false if not</returns>
private bool IsIn3X3(PuzzleGrid g, int row, int col, int value)
{
int rLow;
int cLow;
rLow = 3 * GroupNum(row); //Index of smallest number row in grid
cLow = 3 * GroupNum(col);//Index of smallest number columin in grid
bool result = false;
for (int i = rLow; i < rLow + 3; i++) //Check all 3 rows in subgrid
{
for (int j = cLow; j < cLow + 3; j++) //Check all 3 columns
{ //Compare value of cell with value being sought
if (Math.Abs(g.Grid[i, j]) == value)
{
result = true;
}
}
}
return result;
}
/// <summary>
/// This function opens a game.
/// </summary>
public PuzzleGrid OpenFile(String fileName)
{
PuzzleGrid openedPuzzle = new PuzzleGrid();
int i = 0; //mnemonic: row
int j = 0; //mnemonic: column
int cellVal = 0;
bool eOF = false;
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(fileName))
{
for (i = 0; i < 9; i++)
{
string currentLine;
if ((currentLine = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
{
for (j = 0; j < 9; j++)
{
cellVal = (int)currentLine[2 * j] - '0';
if (currentLine[(2 * j) + 1] == '+')
{
openedPuzzle.InitSetCell(i, j, cellVal);
}
else if (currentLine[(2 * j) + 1] == '-')
{
openedPuzzle.InitSetCell(i, j, -(cellVal));
}
}
}
else
{
eOF = true;
}
}
}
if (eOF)
{
return(null);
}
else
{
return(openedPuzzle);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// This function saves a game.
/// </summary>
public bool SaveFile(PuzzleGrid board, String fileName, bool unsolved = false)
{
int i = 0; //mnemonic: row
int j = 0; //mnemonic: column
TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter(fileName);
int cellVal;
for (i = 0; i < 9; i++)
{
string currentLine = "";
for (j = 0; j < 9; j++)
{
cellVal = board.Grid[i, j];
if (cellVal < 0)
{
currentLine += Math.Abs(cellVal).ToString();
currentLine += "-";
}
else
{
if (unsolved)
{
currentLine += "0";
}
else
{
currentLine += cellVal.ToString();
}
currentLine += "+";
}
}
writer.WriteLine(currentLine);
}
writer.Close();
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// This method shows the open file dialog box.
/// </summary>
private void OpenFile()
{
// Show save file dialog box
var result = openGameDialog.ShowDialog();
// Process save file dialog box results
if (result == true)
{
// Save document
string fileName = openGameDialog.FileName;
PuzzleGrid grid = fileHandler.OpenFile(fileName);
puzzleGrid = (PuzzleGrid)grid.Clone();
if (grid == null)
{
MessageBox.Show("There was a problem opening your file. Please try again.");
}
else
{
SetPuzzleGrid(grid);
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// This function instantiates all the game objects and sets up the game window.
/// </summary>
public UserInterface()
{
InitializeComponent();
// Initialize game elements
fileHandler = new FileHandler();
//puzzleSolver = new PuzzleSolver();
//var result = puzzleSolver.SolveGrid(puzzleGrid, true);
//StatusBarText.Text = result ? "This puzzle has a solution solved." : "This puzzle cannot be solved.";
// Initialize the save game dialog
saveGameDialog = new SaveFileDialog {
Filter = "Sudoku Games | *.sud", DefaultExt = ".sud"
};
openGameDialog = new OpenFileDialog {
Filter = "Sudoku Games | *.sud", DefaultExt = ".sud"
};
puzzleGrid = new PuzzleGrid();
SetPuzzleGrid(puzzleGrid);
SetHintsBoxToDefault();
}
/// <summary>
/// SolveGrid attempts to solve a puzzle by checking through all
/// possible values for each cell, discarding values that do not lead
/// to a valid solution. On a try, it recursively calls itself to
/// maintain previous states of the grid to back track to if the
/// current path fails. It creates a local version of the grid to
/// facilitate this. It also checks if the puzzle is uniquely solvable.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="g">Current state of the grid</param>
/// <param name="checkUnique">Do we care if it has unique soln?</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public bool SolveGrid(PuzzleGrid g, bool checkUnique)
{
PuzzleGrid grid = new PuzzleGrid();
grid = (PuzzleGrid)g.Clone(); //Copy the input grid
int i, choice, r, c, numChoices;
bool done, got_one, solved, result;
got_one = false;
recursions++;
FillSingleChoices(grid); //First, fill in all single choice values
if (IsSolved(grid)) //If it's already solved
{
if (numSolns > 0) //If another soln already found
{
stoplooking = true; //Don't look for more
result = false; //Return false, no UNIQUE soln
}
else //If no other soln found yet
{
numSolns++;
final[numSolns] = (PuzzleGrid)g.Clone(); //Save found soln
result = true;
SolutionGrid = grid;
}
}
else //If not solved yet
{
if (!FindFewestChoices(grid, out r, out c, out numChoices))
{
result = false; //Invalid solution
}
else //Current grid still valid
{
i = 1;
done = false;
got_one = false;
while (!done && i <= numChoices)
{
choice = PickOneTrue(); //Pick a possible value
list[choice] = false; //Won't want to use it again
grid.UserSetCell(r, c, choice);
if (recursions < MaxDepth)
{
//-----------We must go deeper. SUDCEPTION!-----------//
solved = (SolveGrid(grid, checkUnique)); //Recurse
}
else
{
solved = false;
}
if (stoplooking == true)
{
done = true;
got_one = true;
}
else
{
got_one = (got_one || solved);
if (!checkUnique) //If not looking for unique soln
{
done = got_one; //Then we have a solution
}
}
i++;
}
result = got_one;
}
}
return result;
}