C # declares a 2D array
I am trying to set up a 2d array in C # to act like a maze to move a character around, I have a few questions initializing the array, I am trying to do below
but the InitialiseMaze method says the maze is not declared
Can anyone advise
thank
simon
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
namespace GameMan
{
public class Maze
{
#region Variables
static int[,] maze;
#endregion
#region Constructors/Destructors
public Maze()
{
InitaliseMaze();
}
~Maze()
{
}
#endregion
#region Methods
public void InitaliseMaze()
{
maze = {
{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
{1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1},
{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0 ,0, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 3, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 3, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
};
}
#endregion
}
}
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You cannot initialize an array like this other than declaring a variable. However, the change is simple:
maze = new int[,] {
// As before
};
As an aid:
- It looks like it
maze
should be an instance variable, not a static variable. After all, you initialize it every time you instantiatemaze
- You have a finalizer for no reason. Finalizers are very rarely required (or really recommended) in C #
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Just to make John's post more clear:
maze = new int[,]{
{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
{1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1},
{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0 ,0, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 3, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 3, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0},
{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
};
Boy, it was a large array of maze ...
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Ok, here's an excerpt from msdn:
int[,] myArray = {{1,2}, {3,4}, {5,6}, {7,8}};
retrieved from MSDN multidimensional arrays
you should also read about destructors, finalizers, etc ... I'm sure you come from C ++? The differences between the two languages aren't always obvious :).
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2D arrays
The simplest form of a multidimensional array is a two-dimensional array. A two-dimensional array is a list of one-dimensional arrays.
A two-dimensional array can be thought of as a table that has x number of rows and y number of columns. Following is a two dimensional array that contains 3 rows and 4 columns -
2-dimensional arrays in C #
Thus, each element in array a is identified by an element name of the form a [i, j], where a is the name of the array and i and j are indices that uniquely identify each element in array a.
Initializing two-dimensional arrays
int [,] a = new int [3,4] {
{0, 1, 2, 3} , /* initializers for row indexed by 0 */
{4, 5, 6, 7} , /* initializers for row indexed by 1 */
{8, 9, 10, 11} /* initializers for row indexed by 2 */
};
Explain the code above:
new int [**3**,4] **3** denoting to rows like how may object in array
eg:
{0, 1, 2, 3} ,
{4, 5, 6, 7} ,
{8, 9, 10, 11}
new int [3,**4**] **4** denoting to columns like total value in object (4 columns)
eg:
{0, 1, 2, 3}
Let's check the program for processing a two-dimensional array
using System;
namespace ArrayApplication {
class MyArray {
static void Main(string[] args) {
/* an array with 5 rows and 2 columns*/
int[,] a = new int[5, 2] {{0,0}, {1,2}, {2,4}, {3,6}, {4,8} };
int i, j;
/* output each array element value */
for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
for (j = 0; j < 2; j++) {
Console.WriteLine("a[{0},{1}] = {2}", i, j, a[i,j]);
}
}
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}
Output:
a[0,0]: 0
a[0,1]: 0
a[1,0]: 1
a[1,1]: 2
a[2,0]: 2
a[2,1]: 4
a[3,0]: 3
a[3,1]: 6
a[4,0]: 4
a[4,1]: 8
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