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96 Word: switched from an unusual use of arrays; Plus variable names and comments
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Jeff Atwood
2022-01-29 09:33:00 -08:00
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parent 67b9168cb4 ebe83b075c
commit 0d9aaaecc8
1 changed files with 71 additions and 73 deletions
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@@ -10,25 +10,22 @@ function print(str)
function input()
{
var input_element;
var input_str;
return new Promise(function (resolve) {
input_element = document.createElement("INPUT");
const input_element = document.createElement("INPUT");
print("? ");
input_element.setAttribute("type", "text");
input_element.setAttribute("length", "50");
document.getElementById("output").appendChild(input_element);
input_element.focus();
input_str = undefined;
input_element.addEventListener("keydown", function (event) {
if (event.keyCode == 13) {
input_str = input_element.value;
document.getElementById("output").removeChild(input_element);
print(input_str);
print("\n");
resolve(input_str);
if (event.keyCode === 13) {
const input_str = input_element.value;
document.getElementById("output").removeChild(input_element);
print(input_str);
print("\n");
resolve(input_str);
}
});
});
@@ -36,21 +33,17 @@ function input()
function tab(space)
{
var str = "";
let str = "";
while (space-- > 0)
str += " ";
return str;
}
var words = ["DINKY", "SMOKE", "WATER", "GLASS", "TRAIN",
// These are the words that the game knows about> If you want a bigger challenge you could add more words to the array
const WORDS = ["DINKY", "SMOKE", "WATER", "GLASS", "TRAIN",
"MIGHT", "FIRST", "CANDY", "CHAMP", "WOULD",
"CLUMP", "DOPEY"];
var s = [];
var a = [];
var l = [];
var d = [];
var p = [];
const WORD_COUNT = WORDS.length;
// Main control section
async function main()
@@ -64,85 +57,90 @@ async function main()
print("CLUES TO HELP YOU GET IT. GOOD LUCK!!\n");
print("\n");
print("\n");
while (1) {
outer: while (1) {
print("\n");
print("\n");
print("YOU ARE STARTING A NEW GAME...\n");
n = words.length;
ss = words[Math.floor(Math.random() * n)];
g = 0;
s[0] = ss.length;
for (i = 1; i <= ss.length; i++)
s[i] = ss.charCodeAt(i - 1);
for (i = 1; i <= 5; i++)
a[i] = 45;
for (j = 1; j <= 5; j++)
p[j] = 0;
const secretWord = WORDS[Math.floor(Math.random() * WORD_COUNT)];
let guessCount = 0;
// This array holds the letters which have been found in the correct position across all guesses
// For instance if the word is "PLAIN" and the guesses so far are
// "SHALL" ("A" correct) and "CLIMB" ("L" correct) then it will hold "-LA--"
const knownLetters = [];
for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++)
knownLetters[i] = "-";
let guess = undefined;
while (1) {
print("GUESS A FIVE LETTER WORD");
ls = await input();
g++;
if (ss == ls)
guess = (await input()).toUpperCase();
guessCount++;
if (secretWord === guess) {
// The player has guessed correctly
break;
for (i = 1; i <= 7; i++)
p[i] = 0;
l[0] = ls.length;
for (i = 1; i <= ls.length; i++) {
l[i] = ls.charCodeAt(i - 1);
}
if (l[1] == 63) {
print("THE SECRET WORD IS " + ss + "\n");
if (guess.charAt(0) === "?") {
// Player has given up
print("THE SECRET WORD IS " + secretWord + "\n");
print("\n");
break;
// Start a new game by going to the start of the outer while loop
continue outer;
}
if (l[0] != 5) {
if (guess.length !== 5) {
print("YOU MUST GUESS A 5 LETTER WORD. START AGAIN.\n");
print("\n");
g--;
guessCount--;
continue;
}
m = 0;
q = 1;
for (i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
for (j = 1; j <= 5; j++) {
if (s[i] == l[j]) {
p[q] = l[j];
q++;
if (i == j)
a[j] = l[j];
m++;
// Two things happen in this double loop:
// 1. Letters which are in both the guessed and secret words are put in the lettersInCommon array
// 2. Letters which are in the correct position in the guessed word are added to the knownLetters array
let lettersInCommonCount = 0;
const lettersInCommon = [];
for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {// loop round characters in secret word
let secretWordCharacter = secretWord.charAt(i);
for (let j = 0; j < 5; j++) {// loop round characters in guessed word
let guessedWordCharacter = guess.charAt(j);
if (secretWordCharacter === guessedWordCharacter) {
lettersInCommon[lettersInCommonCount] = guessedWordCharacter;
if (i === j) {
// Letter is in the exact position so add to the known letters array
knownLetters[j] = guessedWordCharacter;
}
lettersInCommonCount++;
}
}
}
a[0] = 5;
p[0] = m;
as = "";
for (i = 1; i <= a[0]; i++)
as += String.fromCharCode(a[i]);
ps = "";
for (i = 1; i <= p[0]; i++)
ps += String.fromCharCode(p[i]);
print("THERE WERE " + m + " MATCHES AND THE COMMON LETTERS WERE... " + ps + "\n");
print("FROM THE EXACT LETTER MATCHES, YOU KNOW............ " + as + "\n");
if (as == ss) {
ls = as;
const lettersInCommonText = lettersInCommon.join("");
print("THERE WERE " + lettersInCommonCount + " MATCHES AND THE COMMON LETTERS WERE... " + lettersInCommonText + "\n");
const knownLettersText = knownLetters.join("");
print("FROM THE EXACT LETTER MATCHES, YOU KNOW............ " + knownLettersText + "\n");
if (knownLettersText === secretWord) {
guess = knownLettersText;
break;
}
if (m <= 1) {
if (lettersInCommonCount <= 1) {
print("\n");
print("IF YOU GIVE UP, TYPE '?' FOR YOUR NEXT GUESS.\n");
print("\n");
}
}
if (ss == ls) {
print("YOU HAVE GUESSED THE WORD. IT TOOK " + g + " GUESSES!\n");
print("\n");
} else {
continue;
}
print("YOU HAVE GUESSED THE WORD. IT TOOK " + guessCount + " GUESSES!\n");
print("\n");
print("WANT TO PLAY AGAIN");
qs = await input();
if (qs != "YES")
const playAgainResponse = (await input()).toUpperCase();
if (playAgainResponse !== "YES")
break;
}
}