gridResolver.c File Reference

#include "gridResolver.h"
#include <err.h>

Include dependency graph for gridResolver.c:

Functions
void	toUppercase (char *word)
void	printCoordinates (int startRow, int startCol, int endRow, int endCol)
int	readFromFile (const char *filename, char ***board, int *boardSize, int **boardColSize)
int	findCoordinates (char **board, int boardSize, int *boardColSize, const char *word, int *startRow, int *startCol, int *endRow, int *endCol)

Function Documentation

findCoordinates()

int findCoordinates	(	char **	board,
		int	boardSize,
		int *	boardColSize,
		const char *	word,
		int *	startRow,
		int *	startCol,
		int *	endRow,
		int *	endCol )

Finds the coordinates of a word in the board.

This function searches for a given word in a 2D character array (board). If the word is found, it sets the starting and ending coordinates of the word in the board. The search is performed in all 8 possible directions: right, down, diagonal down-right, diagonal up-right, left, up, diagonal up-left, and diagonal down-left.

Parameters

board	A 2D character array representing the board.
boardSize	The number of rows in the board.
boardColSize	An array representing the number of columns in each row of the board.
word	The word to search for in the board.
startRow	A pointer to an integer to store the starting row index of the word.
startCol	A pointer to an integer to store the starting column index of the word.
endRow	A pointer to an integer to store the ending row index of the word.
endCol	A pointer to an integer to store the ending column index of the word.

Returns

1 if the word is found, 0 otherwise.

printCoordinates()

void printCoordinates	(	int	startRow,
		int	startCol,
		int	endRow,
		int	endCol )

Prints the coordinates of the start and end points.

This function takes the starting and ending row and column indices and prints them in the format (startCol,startRow)(endCol,endRow).

Parameters

startRow	The starting row index.
startCol	The starting column index.
endRow	The ending row index.
endCol	The ending column index.

readFromFile()

int readFromFile	(	const char *	filename,
		char ***	board,
		int *	boardSize,
		int **	boardColSize )

Reads a grid from a file and initializes the board.

This function opens a file containing a grid, reads its contents, and initializes the board and its dimensions. The grid must be at least 5x5. Memory is allocated for the board and its column sizes.

Parameters

filename	The name of the file to read the grid from.
board	A pointer to the 2D character array (grid) to be initialized.
boardSize	A pointer to an integer to store the number of rows in the grid.
boardColSize	A pointer to an integer array to store the number of columns in each row.

Returns

1 if the grid is successfully read and initialized, 0 otherwise.

toUppercase()

void toUppercase

(

char *

word

)

Converts a given word to uppercase.

This function takes a string (character array) as input and converts all lowercase alphabetic characters to their uppercase equivalents. The conversion is done in place, modifying the original string.

Parameters

word	A pointer to the character array (string) to be converted.