libcoyotl - A Library of C++ Tools

Created by Scott Robert Ladd at Coyote Gulch Productions.

libcoyotl::maze::architect

libcoyotl::maze::architect Class Reference

Pluggable object to randomize a maze. More...

#include <maze.h>

Inheritance diagram for libcoyotl::maze::architect:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions

virtual void create_floor_plan (maze &a_target)=0
Creates a floor plan for a maze.

Static Protected Member Functions

static cell ** get_cells (maze &a_target)
Get cell map for a maze.

Detailed Description

Since several different algorithms can carve mazes with different characteristics, architect implements a polymorphic class, thus divorcing the carving algorithm from the data it generates. The abstract architect class is tightly bound to the maze data structures, and I defined it within the scope of maze, as a friend; it implements protected static methods that access the internal data of a maze.

Member Function Documentation

virtual void libcoyotl::maze::architect::create_floor_plan ( maze & a_target ) [pure virtual]

This method "draws" in the given maze object, creating the floor plan.

Parameters:

a_target

- The maze that will be "architected".

Implemented in libcoyotl::recursive_maze_architect.

static cell** libcoyotl::maze::architect::get_cells ( maze & a_target ) [inline, static, protected]

Retrieves the two-dimensional maze containing the cells for a maze. This function provides direct read-write access to the cell data.

Parameters:

a_target

- The target maze

Returns:: A two-dimensional pointer to the cell grid

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

maze.h