Shifting elements in multidementional array
Hello,
I'm working on a boardgame project which uses an int[][] to represent the board. The elements in this array are numbers which represent vehicles. The equal numbers are one vehicle. A vehicle can perform a step left/right, or a step up/down (if there is no other vehicle blocking the way of course).
I've read about the arraycopy method, but I don't know how to use it with an array of arrays.
So an example of the matrix would look like this:
111002
300502
344502
300500
000000
666000
After a step of one vehicle the matrix could be:
011102
300502
344502
300500
000000
666000
I need to get matrices for all possible moves, for all vehicles.
I couldn't find any documentation about the use of copyarray with an array of arrays. Hope someone can point me in the right direction.
Thanks in advance
Ceylor wrote:
Hello all,
thanks very much for the quick replies.
prometheuzz, I've read the topic you mentioned and your explanation is great. Your UML makes it very clear.You're welcome.
I allready use OOP as much as possible. In my project I use a playField class (the board, also GUI), a node class (extends from rectangle, a cell in the field), a vehicle class (contains a collection of nodes and some other properties), a class for my algoritm and a state class.Good to hear that.
The state class is used for storing all possible states of the playField. (ie all valid moves). These states are needed for a shortest path algoritm, and are not automatically a state the playField gets. Therefor I can't use the vehicles stored in the playField class because this class only contains the initial state of the game. The playField only get's updated when the algoritm is done and a shortest path is found. So would it be a good solution to store a collection of vehicles inside my state class?I'm don't quite follow you here, I'm afraid.
The thing I'm a bit worried about is that there can be a lot of states. When adding the vehicles to each state object, doesn't this slow things down?
...Don't worry about inefficient code too soon. First get your logic correct: check your algorithm against a small puzzle, ensure that it works. After that, try some larger puzzles to see if a solution is found within the required time frame. If it takes too long, only then adjust your algorithm.
Feel free to post back if you have any questions.
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