/// <summary>
/// Method to print a menu for the user to choose 1 of the built in mazes to solve, showing the steps used.
/// Is also called recursively to keep the program open until the user chooses to exit.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="maze1">The Default maze</param>
/// <param name="maze2">The transposed maze</param>
/// <param name="X_START">The hard coded initial x coordinate</param>
/// <param name="Y_START">The hard coded initial y coordinate</param>
/// <param name="mazeSolver">The instance of the MazeSolver method from the MazeSolver class</param>
static void Menu(char[,] maze1, char[,] maze2, int X_START, int Y_START, MazeSolver mazeSolver)
{
Console.WriteLine("Choose which maze you would like to solve:");
Console.WriteLine("1. Standard Maze");
Console.WriteLine("2. Transposed Maze");
Console.WriteLine("3. Exit");
string userInput = Console.ReadLine();
switch (userInput)
{
case "1":
//Tell the instance to solve the first maze with the passed maze, and start coordinates.
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze1, X_START, Y_START);
break;
case "2":
//Solve the transposed maze.
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze2, X_START, Y_START);
break;
case "3":
//Call the Pause method to display an exit prompt
Pause();
break;
default:
Console.WriteLine("Error, you must select from the available options");
Console.Clear();
Menu(maze1, maze2, X_START, Y_START, mazeSolver);
break;
}
Menu(maze1, maze2, X_START, Y_START, mazeSolver);
}
/// <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 =
{ { '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' } };
// >This maze has no exit. Used to test backtracking.
//{ { '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' },
//{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
//{ '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
//{ '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
//{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
//{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
//{ '#', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
//{ '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
//{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
//{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
//{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
//{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' } };
//Create the second _maze by transposing the first _maze
char[,] maze2 = transposeMaze(maze1);
/// <summary>
/// Create a new instance of a mazeSolver.
/// </summary>
MazeSolver mazeSolver = new MazeSolver();
/// <summary>
/// Tell the instance to solve the first _maze with the passed _maze, and start coordinates.
/// </summary>
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze1, X_START, Y_START);
//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;
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)
{
//***********************************
//Instanciating class Used
//***********************************
UserInterface ui = new UserInterface();
/// <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 =
{ { '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' } };
/// <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);
/// <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 for user to look over the maze
ui.ExitFound();
//Solve the transposed maze.
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze2, X_START, Y_START);
//Pause for the user to look over the maze
ui.ExitFound();
}
/// <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 =
{ { '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' } };
/// <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);
/// <summary>
/// Tell the instance to solve the first maze with the passed maze, and start coordinates.
/// </summary>
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze1, X_START, Y_START);
//Solve the transposed maze.
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze2, X_START, Y_START);
//Print the final results for both maze1 and maze2
PrintMaze(maze1);
Console.WriteLine("Results For Maze 1" + Environment.NewLine);
PrintMaze(maze2);
Console.WriteLine("Results For Maze 2" + Environment.NewLine);
Console.ReadLine();
}
/// <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 =
{ { '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' } };
/// <summary>
/// Create a new instance of a mazeSolver.
/// </summary>
MazeSolver mazeSolver = new MazeSolver();
//Create the second maze by transposing the first maze
char[,] maze2 = new char[maze1.GetLength(1), maze1.GetLength(0)];
transposeMaze(maze1, maze2);
/// <summary>
/// Tell the instance to solve the first maze with the passed maze, and start coordinates.
/// </summary>
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze1, X_START, Y_START);
Console.WriteLine("Hit enter to solve the second maze");
Console.ReadLine();
//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 =
{ { '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' } };
MazeSolver mazeSolver = new MazeSolver();
showMaze(maze1); //Show base maze
char[,] maze2 = transposeMaze(maze1);
char[,] maze1Solved = mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze1, Y_START, X_START); //pass maze1 into the solver object, it returns the solved maze we save as maze1Solved
showMaze(maze1Solved); //Show the solved maze1Solved
//Create the second maze by transposing the first maze, and show it
showMaze(maze2); //Show the (should be) blank maze2
//Solve the transposed maze.
char[,] maze2Solved = (mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze2, Y_START, X_START));
showMaze(maze2Solved);
}
/// <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 =
{ { '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' } };
MazeSolver mazeSolver = new MazeSolver();
showMaze(maze1); //Show base maze
char[,] maze2 = transposeMaze(maze1);
char[,] maze1Solved = mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze1, Y_START, X_START); //pass maze1 into the solver object, it returns the solved maze we save as maze1Solved
showMaze(maze1Solved); //Show the solved maze1Solved
//Create the second maze by transposing the first maze, and show it
showMaze(maze2); //Show the (should be) blank maze2
//Solve the transposed maze.
char[,] maze2Solved = (mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze2, Y_START, X_START));
showMaze(maze2Solved);
}
/// <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.
/// </summary>
char[,] maze1 =
{ { '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' },
{ '#', '·', '·', '·', '#', '·', '·', '·', '·', '·', '·', '#' },
{ '#', '·', '#', '·', '#', '·', '#', '#', '#', '#', '·', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '·', '#', '·', '·', '·', '·', '#', '·', '#' },
{ '#', '·', '·', '·', '·', '#', '#', '#', '·', '#', '·', '·' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '·', '#', '·', '#', '·', '#', '·', '#' },
{ '#', '·', '·', '#', '·', '#', '·', '#', '·', '#', '·', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '·', '#', '·', '#', '·', '#', '·', '#', '·', '#' },
{ '#', '·', '·', '·', '·', '·', '·', '·', '·', '#', '·', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '·', '#', '#', '#', '·', '#' },
{ '#', '·', '·', '·', '·', '·', '·', '#', '·', '·', '·', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' } };
/// <summary>
/// Create a new instance of a mazeSolver.
/// </summary>
MazeSolver mazeSolver = new MazeSolver();
/// <summary>
/// Tell the instance to solve the first maze with the passed maze, and start coordinates.
/// Cloned to prevent maze 2 from being pre-solved
/// </summary>
mazeSolver.SolveMaze((char[,])maze1.Clone(), X_START, Y_START);
//Create the second maze by transposing the first maze
char[,] maze2 = transposeMaze(maze1);
//Solve the transposed maze.
mazeSolver.SolveMaze((char[,])maze2.Clone(), X_START, Y_START);
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.BufferHeight = 5000;
/// <summary>
/// Starting Coordinates.
/// </summary>
const int X_START = 1;
const int Y_START = 1;
char[,] maze1 =
{ { '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' } };
//Create the second maze by transposing the first maze
char[,] maze2 = transposeMaze(maze1);
MazeSolver mazeSolver = new MazeSolver();
Console.WriteLine("First Maze");
Console.WriteLine();
// This calls the MazeSolver class to solve the first maze
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze1, X_START, Y_START);
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Second Maze");
Console.WriteLine();
// This calls the MazeSolver class to solve the transposed maze
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze2, X_START, Y_START);
}
// This is the main entry point for the program.
/// <param name="args"></param>
static void Main(string[] args)
{
/// Starting Coordinates.
const int X_START = 1;
const int Y_START = 1;
/// The first maze that needs to be solved.
char[,] maze1 =
{
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' }
};
/// Create a new instance of a mazeSolver.
MazeSolver mazeSolver = new MazeSolver();
/// Create the second maze by transposing the first maze
char[,] maze2 = transposeMaze(maze1);
/// Tell the instance to solve the first maze with the passed maze, and start coordinates.
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze1, X_START, Y_START);
/// Give the user a chance to see the first finished maze before continuing to the transposition
Console.WriteLine("Press ENTER to transpose this maze.");
Console.ReadLine();
/// 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 =
{ { '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', 'F' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' } };
char[,] copyOfMaze1 = (char[,])maze1.Clone(); //A clone of maze1 so everything doesn't break when we try to transpose!
/// <summary>
/// Create a new instance of a mazeSolver.
/// </summary>
MazeSolver mazeSolver = new MazeSolver();
/// <summary>
/// Tell the instance to solve the first maze with the passed maze, and start coordinates.
/// </summary>
Console.WriteLine("Original Maze:");
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze1, X_START, Y_START);
Console.WriteLine("Transposed Maze:");
//Create the second maze by transposing the first maze
char[,] maze2 = transposeMaze(copyOfMaze1);
//Solve the transposed maze.
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze2, X_START, Y_START);
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Ask user if they want the drawn effect.
MazeSolver.applyDrawnEffect = !printNormally();
// Starting Coords
const int X_START = 1;
const int Y_START = 1;
// Create new Maze Solver
MazeSolver mazeSolver = new MazeSolver();
// Assign new maze
char[,] maze1 = getNewMaze();
// Tell maze solver to solve the given maze, then print it.
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze1, X_START, Y_START);
mazeSolver.PrintMaze();
Console.WriteLine("Maze solved! (\"O\" indicates the successful path.) Press any key to solve the transposed version.");
Console.ReadKey(true);
// Create new maze solver
mazeSolver = new MazeSolver();
// Reset the maze.
maze1 = getNewMaze();
// Create the second maze by transposing the first maze
char[,] maze2 = transposeMaze(maze1);
// Solve the transposed maze
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze2, X_START, Y_START);
// Print the maze
mazeSolver.PrintMaze();
Console.WriteLine("Maze solved! (\"O\" indicates the successful path.) Press any key to continue.");
Console.ReadKey(true);
}
/// <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_COORD = 1;
const int Y_COORD = 1;
//starting UI
Console.WriteLine("Project #2 ");
Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to begin");
Console.WriteLine("________________________");
Console.ReadLine();
///<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);
//maze 1
Console.WriteLine("===============================================");
Console.WriteLine("Maze #1");
Console.WriteLine("===============================================");
/// <summary>
/// Tell the instance to solve the first maze with the passed maze, and start coordinates.
/// </summary>
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze1, Y_COORD, X_COORD);
//maze 2
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("===============================================");
Console.WriteLine("Maze #2");
Console.WriteLine("===============================================");
//Solve the transposed maze.
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze2, X_COORD, Y_COORD);
//to keep program from closing
Console.ReadLine();
}
/// <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 =
{ { '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' } };
/// <summary>
/// Create a new instance of a mazeSolver.
/// </summary>
MazeSolver mazeSolver = new MazeSolver();
/// <summary>
/// Create a new instance of a ui.
/// </summary>
UI ui = new UI(maze1);
//Create the second maze by transposing the first maze
char[,] maze2 = transposeMaze(maze1);
int choice = ui.MazePrompt();
while (choice != 5)
{
switch (choice.ToString())
{
case "1":
ui.PrintMaze(maze1);
choice = ui.MazePrompt();
break;
case "2":
/// <summary>
/// Tell the instance to solve the first maze with the passed maze, and start coordinates.
/// </summary>
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze1, X_START, Y_START);
choice = 5;
break;
case "3":
maze2 = transposeMaze(maze1);
ui.PrintMaze(maze2);
choice = ui.MazePrompt();
break;
case "4":
//Solve the transposed maze.
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze2, X_START, Y_START);
choice = 5;
break;
case "5":
break;
default:
Console.WriteLine("Error. Please select a valid number.");
choice = ui.MazePrompt();
break;
}
}
}
/// <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>
/// 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>
/// 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)
{
int windowheight = 60;
int windowwidth = 160;
Console.BufferHeight = 100;
Console.BufferWidth = 100;
Console.SetWindowSize(windowwidth, windowheight);
/// <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 =
{
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', 'E' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' }
};
//made another maze to avoid transposed mazed already being solved
char[,] maze1orig =
{
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', 'E' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#', '#', '#', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '.', '#', '.', '.', '.', '#' },
{ '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#', '#' }
};
/// <summary>
/// Create a new instance of a mazeSolver.
/// </summary>
MazeSolver mazeSolver = new MazeSolver();
mazeSolver.Print(maze1);
Console.WriteLine("----------PRESS ANY KEY TO SOLVE MAZE----------");
Console.ReadKey();
/// <summary>
/// Tell the instance to solve the first maze with the passed maze, and start coordinates.
/// </summary>
///
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze1, X_START, Y_START);
Console.WriteLine("----------------- MAZE SOLVED------------------\n");
Console.WriteLine("--------PRESS ANY KEY TO TRANSPOSE MAZE--------\n");
Console.ReadKey();
//Create the second maze by transposing the first maze
char[,] maze2 = transposeMaze(maze1orig);
mazeSolver.Print(maze2);
Console.WriteLine("----PRESS ANY KEY TO SOLVE TRANSPOSED MAZE-----");
Console.ReadKey();
//Solve the transposed maze.
mazeSolver.SolveMaze(maze2, X_START, Y_START);
Console.WriteLine("-------------PRESS ANY KEY TO EXIT-------------");
Console.ReadKey();
Environment.Exit(0);
}