Out of ideas
I need to create a win condition in connect four, but I have no knowledge of how to.
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#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;
void timer(unsigned short i){
clock_t delay = i*CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
clock_t start = clock();
while(clock() - start < delay);
}
class ConnectFour{
public:
ConnectFour(){markerX = 'X', markerY = 'Y';}
void assignBoard(char multiArray[][7]){
for(int r=0; r<6; r++){
for(int c=0; c<7; c++){
multiArray[r][c] = 'O';
}
}
}
void displayBoard(char multiArray[][7]){
for(int r=0; r<6; r++){
cout << " ";
for(int c=0; c<7; c++){
cout << multiArray[r][c] << "|";
}
cout << endl;
}
cout << " " << "1 2 3 4 5 6 7" << endl;
}
void turn(unsigned short& loop){
cout << endl;
if(loop%2 == 0)
cout << " " << "Player X: ";
else
cout << " " << "Player Y: ";
}
bool errHandle(int& value){
if(!cin){
cout.put('\a');
system("cls");
system("color 1A");
cout << "ERROR: Non-integer value has been registered!\n\nTERMINATING\n";
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
else if(value <= 0 || value > 7){
system("cls");
cout << "Please only enter values between 1 and 7\n";
timer(2);
system("cls");
return true;
}
}
void pos(char multiArray[][7], int& value, unsigned short& loop){
char currentPlayerMarker;
if(loop%2 == 0)
currentPlayerMarker = markerX;
else
currentPlayerMarker = markerY;
for(int row = 5; row >=0; row--){
if(multiArray[row][value-1] == 'O'){
multiArray[row][value-1] = currentPlayerMarker;
break;
}
}
}
bool boardLimit(char multiArray[][7], int& value){
short counter = 1;
for(int c=0; c<6; c++){
if(markerX == multiArray[0][c] && value == counter || markerY == multiArray[0][c] && value == counter){
system("cls");
cout << "Row " << value << " is filled, pick another.\n";
timer(3);
system("cls");
return true;
}
counter++;
}
}
// CREATE WIN CONDITION FUNC HERE
private:
char markerX, markerY;
};
main(){
char board[6][7];
unsigned short loop = 0;
int value;
ConnectFour game;
game.assignBoard(board);
while(loop < 42){
game.displayBoard(board);
game.turn(loop);
(cin >> value).get();
if(game.errHandle(value) == true)
continue;
else if(game.boardLimit(board, value) == true)
continue;
game.pos(board, value, loop);
// IMPLEMENT WIN CONDITION FUNC HERE
loop++;
system("cls");
}
system("cls");
game.displayBoard(board);
cout << "\n IT'S A DRAW\n";
}
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Any ideas?
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