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The source code is public domain.  
The source code is public domain.  


  // Simple Maze Generator in C++ by Jakub Debski '2006  
<div style="background-color: #EEEEEE; border-style: dotted; padding: 0.3em">
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">
  #include <time.h>
// Simple Maze Generator in C++ by Jakub Debski '2006  
  #include <vector>
 
  #include <list>
#include <time.h>
  using namespace std;
#include <vector>
    
#include <list>
   int main()  
using namespace std;
 
int main()
{
   srand(time(0));
 
   const int maze_size_x=80;
  const int maze_size_y=25;
  vector < vector < bool > > maze;
  list < pair < int, int> > drillers;
 
  maze.resize(maze_size_y);
  for (size_t y=0;y<maze_size_y;y++)
          maze[y].resize(maze_size_x);
 
  for (size_t x=0;x<maze_size_x;x++)
          for (size_t y=0;y<maze_size_y;y++)
                  maze[y][x]=false;
 
  drillers.push_back(make_pair(maze_size_x/2,maze_size_y/2));
  while(drillers.size()>0)  
   {  
   {  
          srand(time(0));
           list < pair < int, int> >::iterator m,_m,temp;  
 
           m=drillers.begin();  
          const int maze_size_x=80;
           _m=drillers.end();  
          const int maze_size_y=25;
           while (m!=_m)  
          vector < vector < bool > > maze;
           list < pair < int, int> > drillers;
 
          maze.resize(maze_size_y);  
           for (size_t y=0;y<maze_size_y;y++)
                  maze[y].resize(maze_size_x);  
 
           for (size_t x=0;x<maze_size_x;x++)
                  for (size_t y=0;y<maze_size_y;y++)
                          maze[y][x]=false;
 
          drillers.push_back(make_pair(maze_size_x/2,maze_size_y/2));  
           while(drillers.size()>0)  
           {  
           {  
                   list < pair < int, int> >::iterator m,_m,temp;  
                   bool remove_driller=false;  
                   m=drillers.begin();
                   switch(rand()%4)  
                  _m=drillers.end();
                  while (m!=_m)  
                   {  
                   {  
                           bool remove_driller=false;  
                  case 0:
                           switch(rand()%4)  
                           (*m).second-=2;  
                           if ((*m).second<0 || maze[(*m).second][(*m).first])  
                           {  
                           {  
                          case 0:
                                   remove_driller=true;  
                                   (*m).second-=2;
                                  if ((*m).second<0 || maze[(*m).second][(*m).first])
                                  {
                                          remove_driller=true;
                                          break;
                                  }
                                  maze[(*m).second+1][(*m).first]=true;  
                                   break;  
                                   break;  
                           case 1:  
                           }
                                  (*m).second+=2;  
                          maze[(*m).second+1][(*m).first]=true;
                                  if ((*m).second>=maze_size_y || maze[(*m).second][(*m).first])  
                          break;
                                  {  
                  case 1:  
                                          remove_driller=true;
                          (*m).second+=2;  
                                          break;
                          if ((*m).second>=maze_size_y || maze[(*m).second][(*m).first])  
                                  }
                          {  
                                  maze[(*m).second-1][(*m).first]=true;  
                                  remove_driller=true;  
                                   break;  
                                   break;  
                           case 2:
                           }  
                                  (*m).first-=2;
                          maze[(*m).second-1][(*m).first]=true;  
                                  if ((*m).first<0 || maze[(*m).second][(*m).first])
                          break;  
                                  {
                  case 2:  
                                          remove_driller=true;
                          (*m).first-=2;  
                                          break;
                          if ((*m).first<0 || maze[(*m).second][(*m).first])  
                                  }  
                          {  
                                  maze[(*m).second][(*m).first+1]=true;  
                                  remove_driller=true;  
                                  break;  
                          case 3:  
                                  (*m).first+=2;  
                                  if ((*m).first>=maze_size_x || maze[(*m).second][(*m).first])  
                                  {  
                                          remove_driller=true;
                                          break;
                                  }
                                  maze[(*m).second][(*m).first-1]=true;  
                                   break;  
                                   break;  
                           }  
                           }  
                           if (remove_driller)  
                           maze[(*m).second][(*m).first+1]=true;
                                  m = drillers.erase(m);  
                          break;
                           else
                  case 3:
                          (*m).first+=2;  
                           if ((*m).first>=maze_size_x || maze[(*m).second][(*m).first])
                           {  
                           {  
                                   drillers.push_back(make_pair((*m).first,(*m).second));
                                   remove_driller=true;  
                                  // uncomment the line below to make the maze easier
                                   break;  
                                  // if (rand()%2)
                                  drillers.push_back(make_pair((*m).first,(*m).second));
 
                                  maze[(*m).second][(*m).first]=true;  
                                   ++m;  
                           }  
                           }  
                          maze[(*m).second][(*m).first-1]=true;
                          break;
                   }  
                   }  
          }
                  if (remove_driller)
 
                          m = drillers.erase(m);  
          // Done
                   else
          for (size_t y=0;y<maze_size_y;y++)
                   for (size_t x=0;x<maze_size_x;x++)
                   {  
                   {  
                           if (maze[y][x]==true)
                           drillers.push_back(make_pair((*m).first,(*m).second));
                                  printf(".");  
                          // uncomment the line below to make the maze easier
                           else
                          // if (rand()%2)
                                  printf("#");  
                          drillers.push_back(make_pair((*m).first,(*m).second));
 
                          maze[(*m).second][(*m).first]=true;  
                           ++m;  
                   }  
                   }  
 
           }
           return 0;
 
   }  
   }  
  // Done
  for (size_t y=0;y<maze_size_y;y++)
          for (size_t x=0;x<maze_size_x;x++)
          {
                  if (maze[y][x]==true)
                          printf(".");
                  else
                          printf("#");
          }
  return 0;
}
</syntaxhighlight>
</div>


=== Examples ===
=== Examples ===
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With little changes you can get cool results, f.e.  
With little changes you can get cool results, f.e.  


  else  
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  {  
<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">
          // drillers.push_back(make_pair((*m).first,(*m).second));  
else  
          // drillers.push_back(make_pair((*m).first,(*m).second));  
{  
          // change to  
        // drillers.push_back(make_pair((*m).first,(*m).second));  
          for (size_t index=0;index<10;index++)  
        // drillers.push_back(make_pair((*m).first,(*m).second));  
                  drillers.push_front(make_pair((*m).first,(*m).second));  
        // change to  
        for (size_t index=0;index<10;index++)  
                drillers.push_front(make_pair((*m).first,(*m).second));  
</syntaxhighlight>
</div>


gives "star-like" effect:  
gives "star-like" effect:  
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or  
or  


          (*m).second-=2;  
<div style="background-color: #EEEEEE; border-style: dotted; padding: 0.3em">
          // if ((*m).second<0 || maze[(*m).second][(*m).first])  
<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">
          // change to  
        (*m).second-=2;  
          if ((*m).second<0 || (maze[(*m).second][(*m).first] && rand()%5))  
        // if ((*m).second<0 || maze[(*m).second][(*m).first])  
        // change to  
        if ((*m).second<0 || (maze[(*m).second][(*m).first] && rand()%5))  
</syntaxhighlight>
</div>


allows loops (sample loop top left corner is marked with comas):  
allows loops (sample loop top left corner is marked with comas):  
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== Maze Generator in [[Visual Basic]] 6 ==
== Maze Generator in [[Visual Basic]] 6 ==


<pre>
<div style="background-color: #EEEEEE; border-style: dotted; padding: 0.3em">
<syntaxhighlight lang="vb">
''''''''''''''''''''''''''
''''''''''''''''''''''''''
' Perfect Maze Generator '
' Perfect Maze Generator '
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     MsgBox "Maze copied to the clipboard.", vbInformation, "Maze generator"
     MsgBox "Maze copied to the clipboard.", vbInformation, "Maze generator"
End Sub
End Sub
</pre>
</syntaxhighlight>
</div>


=== Examples ===
=== Examples ===


Randomisation: 0
<pre>
<pre>
Randomisation: 0
###########################################
###########################################
#    #    #          #          #    #
#    #    #          #          #    #
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</pre>
</pre>


Randomisation: 5
<pre>
<pre>
Randomisation: 5
#####################################################
#####################################################
#                #  #  #                      # #
#                #  #  #                      # #
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</pre>
</pre>


Randomisation: 25
<pre>
<pre>
Randomisation: 25
###################################################
###################################################
#    #  #  #    #  #                        #
#    #  #  #    #  #                        #
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This is a perl port of the visual basic version above.
This is a perl port of the visual basic version above.


<pre>
<div style="background-color: #EEEEEE; border-style: dotted; padding: 0.3em">
<syntaxhighlight lang="perl">
use strict;
use strict;
use warnings;
use warnings;
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         return \@blnMaze;
         return \@blnMaze;
}
}
</syntaxhighlight>
</div>


</pre>
[[Category:Articles]]
[[Category:Articles]]

Revision as of 16:26, 29 March 2010

Maze Generator in C++

Simple maze generator written in 10 minutes :) The source code is public domain.

// Simple Maze Generator in C++ by Jakub Debski '2006 

#include <time.h>
#include <vector>
#include <list>
using namespace std;

int main() 
{ 
   srand(time(0)); 

   const int maze_size_x=80; 
   const int maze_size_y=25; 
   vector < vector < bool > > maze; 
   list < pair < int, int> > drillers; 

   maze.resize(maze_size_y); 
   for (size_t y=0;y<maze_size_y;y++) 
           maze[y].resize(maze_size_x); 

   for (size_t x=0;x<maze_size_x;x++) 
           for (size_t y=0;y<maze_size_y;y++) 
                   maze[y][x]=false; 

   drillers.push_back(make_pair(maze_size_x/2,maze_size_y/2)); 
   while(drillers.size()>0) 
   { 
           list < pair < int, int> >::iterator m,_m,temp; 
           m=drillers.begin(); 
           _m=drillers.end(); 
           while (m!=_m) 
           { 
                   bool remove_driller=false; 
                   switch(rand()%4) 
                   { 
                   case 0: 
                           (*m).second-=2; 
                           if ((*m).second<0 || maze[(*m).second][(*m).first]) 
                           { 
                                   remove_driller=true; 
                                   break; 
                           } 
                           maze[(*m).second+1][(*m).first]=true; 
                           break; 
                   case 1: 
                           (*m).second+=2; 
                           if ((*m).second>=maze_size_y || maze[(*m).second][(*m).first]) 
                           { 
                                   remove_driller=true; 
                                   break; 
                           } 
                           maze[(*m).second-1][(*m).first]=true; 
                           break; 
                   case 2: 
                           (*m).first-=2; 
                           if ((*m).first<0 || maze[(*m).second][(*m).first]) 
                           { 
                                   remove_driller=true; 
                                   break; 
                           } 
                           maze[(*m).second][(*m).first+1]=true; 
                           break; 
                   case 3: 
                           (*m).first+=2; 
                           if ((*m).first>=maze_size_x || maze[(*m).second][(*m).first]) 
                           { 
                                   remove_driller=true; 
                                   break; 
                           } 
                           maze[(*m).second][(*m).first-1]=true; 
                           break; 
                   } 
                   if (remove_driller) 
                           m = drillers.erase(m); 
                   else 
                   { 
                           drillers.push_back(make_pair((*m).first,(*m).second)); 
                           // uncomment the line below to make the maze easier 
                           // if (rand()%2) 
                           drillers.push_back(make_pair((*m).first,(*m).second)); 

                           maze[(*m).second][(*m).first]=true; 
                           ++m; 
                   } 
           } 
   } 

   // Done 
   for (size_t y=0;y<maze_size_y;y++) 
           for (size_t x=0;x<maze_size_x;x++) 
           { 
                   if (maze[y][x]==true) 
                           printf("."); 
                   else 
                           printf("#"); 
           } 

   return 0; 
}

Examples

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With little changes you can get cool results, f.e.

else 
{ 
        // drillers.push_back(make_pair((*m).first,(*m).second)); 
        // drillers.push_back(make_pair((*m).first,(*m).second)); 
        // change to 
        for (size_t index=0;index<10;index++) 
                drillers.push_front(make_pair((*m).first,(*m).second));

gives "star-like" effect:

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or

        (*m).second-=2; 
        // if ((*m).second<0 || maze[(*m).second][(*m).first]) 
        // change to 
        if ((*m).second<0 || (maze[(*m).second][(*m).first] && rand()%5))

allows loops (sample loop top left corner is marked with comas):

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Maze Generator in Visual Basic 6

''''''''''''''''''''''''''
' Perfect Maze Generator '
'          Icey          '
'        Oct 2006        '
'      Public Domain     '
''''''''''''''''''''''''''

' this code is designed to be run from a module, using sub main

' all variables are declared
Option Explicit
' 0 is the most random, randomisation gets lower after that
' less randomisation means more straight corridors
Private Const RANDOMISATION As Integer = 5
' the spaces across - this must be an odd number
Private Const MAZE_X As Integer = 53
' the spaces down - this must be an odd number
Private Const MAZE_Y As Integer = 17
' used for storing the current square and squares potentially to move to
Private Type COORDS
    X As Integer
    Y As Integer
End Type
' stores the directions that corridors go in
Dim cDir(3) As COORDS
' these can be any odd numbers
Dim blnMaze(MAZE_X, MAZE_Y) As Boolean

Private Sub GenerateMaze()
    Dim cN As COORDS, cS As COORDS
    Dim intDir As Integer, intDone As Integer
    Dim blnBlocked As Boolean
    Randomize
    Erase blnMaze
    Do
        ' this code is used to make sure the numbers are odd
        cS.X = 2 + (Int(((MAZE_X - 1) * Rnd) / 2) * 2)
        cS.Y = 2 + (Int(((MAZE_Y - 1) * Rnd) / 2) * 2)
        ' first one is free!
        If intDone = 0 Then blnMaze(cS.X, cS.Y) = True
        If blnMaze(cS.X, cS.Y) Then
            ' always randomisation directions to start
            RandomDirections
            Do
                ' only randomisation directions, based on the constant
                If Int(RANDOMISATION * Rnd) = 0 Then RandomDirections
                blnBlocked = True
                ' loop through order of directions
                For intDir = 0 To 3
                    ' work out where this direction is
                    cN.X = cS.X + (cDir(intDir).X * 2)
                    cN.Y = cS.Y + (cDir(intDir).Y * 2)
                    ' check if the tile can be used
                    If IsFree(cN) Then
                        ' create a path
                        blnMaze(cN.X, cN.Y) = True
                        ' and the square inbetween
                        blnMaze(cS.X + cDir(intDir).X, cS.Y + cDir(intDir).Y) = True
                        ' this is now the current square
                        cS.X = cN.X
                        cS.Y = cN.Y
                        blnBlocked = False
                        ' increment paths created
                        intDone = intDone + 1
                        Exit For
                    End If
                Next
            ' loop until a path was created
            Loop Until blnBlocked
        End If
    ' create enough paths to fill the whole grid
    Loop While intDone + 1 < ((MAZE_X - 1) * (MAZE_Y - 1)) / 4
End Sub

' this changes the direction to go from the current square, to the next available
Private Sub RandomDirections()
    ' clear the array
    Erase cDir
    ' four possible sets of directions
    Select Case Int(3 * Rnd)
        Case 0
            cDir(0).X = -1: cDir(1).X = 1
            cDir(2).Y = -1: cDir(3).Y = 1
        Case 1
            cDir(3).X = -1: cDir(2).X = 1
            cDir(1).Y = -1: cDir(0).Y = 1
        Case 2
            cDir(2).X = -1: cDir(3).X = 1
            cDir(0).Y = -1: cDir(1).Y = 1
        Case 3
            cDir(1).X = -1: cDir(0).X = 1
            cDir(3).Y = -1: cDir(2).Y = 1
    End Select
End Sub

' checks if a tile is free for use
Private Function IsFree(cF As COORDS) As Boolean
    ' check it's within the grid
    If cF.X < MAZE_X And cF.X > 1 And cF.Y < MAZE_Y And cF.Y > 1 Then
        ' check it hasn't been used yet
        IsFree = (blnMaze(cF.X, cF.Y) = False)
    End If
End Function

' this code should be run from a module
' go to Project > [projectname] Properties
' and then select Sub Main from the Startup Object list
Sub Main()
    ' the maze is added to this string, which is then copied to the clipboard
    Dim strOutput As String
    GenerateMaze
    Dim A As Integer, B As Integer
    ' loop through squares
    For A = 1 To MAZE_Y
        For B = 1 To MAZE_X
            ' check if a path was created here
            If blnMaze(B, A) Then
                ' empty
                strOutput = strOutput & " "
            Else
                ' wall
                strOutput = strOutput & "#"
            End If
        Next
        ' go down to the next row
        strOutput = strOutput & vbNewLine
    Next
    Clipboard.Clear
    Clipboard.SetText strOutput
    ' tell the user what has happened
    MsgBox "Maze copied to the clipboard.", vbInformation, "Maze generator"
End Sub

Examples

Randomisation: 0

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Randomisation: 5

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Randomisation: 25

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Maze Generator in Perl

This is a perl port of the visual basic version above.

use strict;
use warnings;

my ($w, $h) = (53, 17);
my $bMaze = generateMaze(w=>$w, h=>$h);

foreach my $y (0 .. $h-1) {
        foreach my $x (0 .. $w-1) {
                print $bMaze->[$x][$y] ? '.' : '#';
        }
        print "\n";
}

# named options are: w (width), h (height) and rand (randomness)

sub generateMaze {
        my %opts = @_;

        my ($cNx,$cNy, $cSx, $cSy);
        my $intDir;
        my $intDone = 0;

        my $blnBlocked;

        use constant X => 0;
        use constant Y => 1;

        $opts{rand} = 5 if !$opts{rand};

        warn("Must specify width and height of maze") && return undef
                if !$opts{w} || !$opts{h};

        $opts{w}-- if !($opts{w}%2);
        $opts{h}-- if !($opts{h}%2);

        # stores the directions that corridors go in
        my @cDir;
        my @blnMaze;

        do {
            # this code is used to make sure the numbers are odd
            $cSx = 1 + int(rand($opts{w} - 1) / 2) * 2;
            $cSy = 1 + int(rand($opts{h} - 1) / 2) * 2;

            # first opening is free!
            $blnMaze[$cSx][$cSy] = 1 if !$intDone;

            if ($blnMaze[$cSx][$cSy]) {
                # randomize directions to start
                @cDir = &getRandomDirections();
                do {
                    # only randomisation directions, based on the constant
                    @cDir = &getRandomDirections() if !int(rand($opts{rand}));
                    $blnBlocked = 1;
                    # loop through order of directions
                    foreach $intDir (0..3) {
                        # work out where this direction is
                        $cNx = $cSx + ($cDir[$intDir][X] * 2);
                        $cNy = $cSy + ($cDir[$intDir][Y] * 2);
                        # check if the tile can be used
                        my $isFree;
                        if ($cNx < $opts{w}-1 && $cNx >= 1 && $cNy < ($opts{h}-1) && $cNy >= 1) {
                                # true if it hasn't been used yet
                                $isFree = !$blnMaze[$cNx][$cNy];
                        }
                        if ($isFree) {
                            # create a path
                            $blnMaze[$cNx][$cNy] = 1;
                            # and the square inbetween
                            $blnMaze[$cSx + $cDir[$intDir][X]][$cSy + $cDir[$intDir][Y]] = 1;
                            # this is now the current square
                            $cSx = $cNx;
                            $cSy = $cNy;
                            $blnBlocked = 0;
                            # increment paths created
                            $intDone++;
                            last;
                        }
                    }
                # loop until a path was created
                } while (!$blnBlocked)
           }
        } while ( $intDone + 1 < (($opts{w} - 1) * ($opts{h} - 1)) / 4 );
        # create enough paths to fill the whole grid


        # this changes the direction to go from the current square, to the next available
        sub getRandomDirections {
            # clear the array
            my @a = ([-1,0],[1,0],[0,-1],[0,1]);
            my @b;
            while (@a) {
                push @b, splice(@a, rand(@a), 1);
            }
            return @b;
        }

        # return a ref to the boolean maze... walls are "false"
        return \@blnMaze;
}