Array Checking

My subject probably makes no sense, but I wasn't sure how to explain it.

I'm making a word search game. The game works great right now, but there is a ton of code and I am wondering if there is a way to shrink it.

I'm using an array to store a 1 or 0 value for each letter in the grid.

I am using that to check if a word is formed. When a letter is clicked on, it turns the array index of that letter to a 1.

Say the word is bat at position 1,2,3. I check if array.at(1) and array.at(2) and array.at(3) are = to 1. If so, that word is found. however, I also need a condition if all the other letters are set to 0. So for each word there is 26 lines of actions.

Is there anyway to shrink this? Eventually I would like to just create strings of data to build new boards and have a Key variable has the key for each board.

I hope that makes sense.

Posting your capx would probably help visualize exactly what you're meaning.

Yeah sorry. Completely spaced it

For my sake, I currently don't have any of the Check for 0 conditions, only because it's a ton of work and I wanted to know if there was another way first.

www.edfarias.com/word.capx

I'm thinking maybe there isn't an easy way to do this LOL.

Instead of checking with events, you could make a variable for your txtWords which stores a list of the txtGame.IIDs then you could just check with a pattern in events.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5426011/examples12/ArcadEd.capx r99

edit: The array object isn't used anymore.

Also here is another way of doing something similar:

http://www.scirra.com/forum/word-search-game_topic44971.html

Thanks man, that is really awesome. I'm still trying to wrap my head around exactly what you did. If I have any questions I will post.

OK, I figured it out. Genius man, I didn't even think of using the instance variables :). Thanks again. I learn so many new things about construct every day.

— Hi I just wonder if your word search game was been made?! :) because all the links presented are server error . :((

YEah, it's been on the windows, apple and google stores for several months now. It was the first game I finished and published :).

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/word-search-4-kids/id564990078?ls=1&mt=8

R0J0hound

Heeeeelp!! What should i do. If all the words were found. How should i put it on next layout?

its system then Compare two values then: " what should i put to know if all the words in 'txtWord' is found "

before i make an action: system go to next layout.

thanks in advance <img src="smileys/smiley32.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

maddymouse

If you know how many words are on each layout, then create a global variable to keep track.

Global Variable WordsFound

Each time a word is a found, add 1 to WordsFound

When WordsFound = Amount of words on the level

-> reset WordsFound to 0

-> go to next layout

ArcadEd

it works!! thanks a lot <img src="smileys/smiley4.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="smileys/smiley32.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

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how did you groups all the scattered letters into one group? Did you use family? (i am only using free edition. i dont have family, is there anything i can do to make it the same??) <img src="smileys/smiley24.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="smileys/smiley5.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

I didn't use a family. In my final version of the game I used arrays that that stored the letters.

<img src="http://content.screencast.com/users/ArcadEd/folders/Jing/media/6ee23e4d-04b0-40ef-bcdd-244835e07472/2013-03-05_0855.png" border="0" />

Then using tokenat I populate the Text Boxes.

<img src="http://content.screencast.com/users/ArcadEd/folders/Jing/media/c7ade66e-d08d-474c-9e47-31a82d0f73f5/2013-03-05_0858.png" border="0" />

This really wasn't an easy project at first, especially if you are just learning construct.

The way I did it was such that I could easily add levels just by updating the 3 main global variables, or even have those global variables updated via an ajax/php action.