rat_maze.cpp File Reference

Implements Rat in a Maze algorithm. More...

#include <array>
#include <cassert>
#include <iostream>

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Namespaces
namespace	backtracking
	for vector container
namespace	rat_maze
	Functions for Rat in a Maze algorithm.

Functions
template<size_t size>
bool	backtracking::rat_maze::solveMaze (int currposrow, int currposcol, const std::array< std::array< int, size >, size > &maze, std::array< std::array< int, size >, size > soln)
	Solve rat maze problem.
static void	test ()
	Self-test implementations.
int	main ()
	Main function.

Detailed Description

Implements Rat in a Maze algorithm.

A Maze is given as N*N binary matrix of blocks where source block is the upper left most block i.e., maze[0][0] and destination block is lower rightmost block i.e., maze[N-1][N-1]. A rat starts from source and has to reach destination. The rat can move only in two directions: forward and down. In the maze matrix, 0 means the block is dead end and 1 means the block can be used in the path from source to destination.

Author

Vaibhav Thakkar

David Leal

Definition in file rat_maze.cpp.

Function Documentation

main()

int main

(

void

)

Main function.

Returns

0 on exit

Definition at line 112 of file rat_maze.cpp.

           {
    test();  // run self-test implementations
    return 0;
}

solveMaze()

template<size_t size>

bool backtracking::rat_maze::solveMaze	(	int	currposrow,
		int	currposcol,
		const std::array< std::array< int, size >, size > &	maze,
		std::array< std::array< int, size >, size >	soln )

Solve rat maze problem.

Template Parameters

size	number of matrix size

Parameters

currposrow	current position in rows
currposcol	current position in columns
maze	matrix where numbers are saved
soln	matrix to problem solution

Returns

true if there exists a solution to move one step ahead in a column or in a row

false for the backtracking part

Definition at line 47 of file rat_maze.cpp.

                                                         {
    if ((currposrow == size - 1) && (currposcol == size - 1)) {
        soln[currposrow][currposcol] = 1;
        for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
            for (int j = 0; j < size; ++j) {
                std::cout << soln[i][j] << " ";
            }
            std::cout << std::endl;
        }
        return true;
    } else {
        soln[currposrow][currposcol] = 1;
 
        // if there exist a solution by moving one step ahead in a column
        if ((currposcol < size - 1) && maze[currposrow][currposcol + 1] == 1 &&
            solveMaze(currposrow, currposcol + 1, maze, soln)) {
            return true;
        }
 
        // if there exists a solution by moving one step ahead in a row
        if ((currposrow < size - 1) && maze[currposrow + 1][currposcol] == 1 &&
            solveMaze(currposrow + 1, currposcol, maze, soln)) {
            return true;
        }
 
        // the backtracking part
        soln[currposrow][currposcol] = 0;
        return false;
    }
}

test()

void test ( )

static

Self-test implementations.

Returns

void

Definition at line 86 of file rat_maze.cpp.

                   {
    const int size = 4;
    std::array<std::array<int, size>, size> maze = {
        std::array<int, size>{1, 0, 1, 0}, std::array<int, size>{1, 0, 1, 1},
        std::array<int, size>{1, 0, 0, 1}, std::array<int, size>{1, 1, 1, 1}};
 
    std::array<std::array<int, size>, size> soln{};
 
    // Backtracking: setup matrix solution to zero
    for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
        for (int j = 0; j < size; ++j) {
            soln[i][j] = 0;
        }
    }
 
    int currposrow = 0;  // Current position in the rows
    int currposcol = 0;  // Current position in the columns
 
    assert(backtracking::rat_maze::solveMaze<size>(currposrow, currposcol, maze,
                                                   soln) == 1);
}