Thread: Windows crashing Magic Square

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    Windows crashing Magic Square

    Okay, heres the deal. I have a magic square program I made for calculating a 3x3 magic square. Code compiles fine, runs almost fine. It starts to get the right values. But then it stops, throws a Windows Error. However, the program finishes , and displays the unfinished magic square. Heres the code. Note: I use MSVC++ for compiler.

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    using namespace std;
    
    int main()
    {
    	int xval, x, size, maxsize;
    	int y, i, j, magic[3][3];
    	int xtemp, ytemp;
    	xval = 1;
    	size = 3;
    	maxsize = size * size;
    	
    
    	for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
    	{
    		for (j = 0; j < size; j++)
    		{
    			magic[i][j] = 0;
    		}	
    	}
    	
    	y = 0;
    	x = size/2;
    	magic[y][x] = xval;
    	xval++;
    	maxsize--;
    	
    	while (maxsize > 0)
    	{
    		xtemp = x;
    		ytemp = y;
    		y--;
    		x++;
    	
    		if (y < 0)
    		{
    			y = size-1;
    		}
    		if (x >= size)
    		{
    			x = 0;
    		}
    		if (magic[y][x] > 0)
    		{
    			ytemp++;
    			magic[ytemp][xtemp] = xval;
    			ytemp = y;
    			xtemp = x;
    		}
    		else if (magic[y][x] == 0)
    		{
    			magic[y][x] = xval;
    		}
    		xval++;
    		maxsize--;
    	}
    	
    	for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
    	{
    		for (j = 0; j < size; j++)
    		{
    			cout <<	"  " << magic [i][j];	
    		}
    	}
    
    	return 0;
    }
    Sorry for the lack of comments, i havent gotten there yet.

    Edit: Feel free to edit the 3 to 5 for a 5x5 magic square. The thing gets even better. I dont understand how its doing what its doing...
    Last edited by KoshiB; 04-19-2006 at 10:01 AM.

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    Why don't you debug it and check each of those array references to see if any are out of bounds.
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    Code:
    x = size/2;
    x is an integer! Why do you do this? (3/2)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ideswa
    Code:
    x = size/2;
    x is an integer! Why do you do this? (3/2)
    MSVC++ automatically round down, and I want the value it gives as the starting position(due to arrays starting at 0).

    The error seems to be some sort of memory error, but i cant figure out where. I tried to debug, but admittedly, i dont know what im doing for debugging.

    EDIT:
    Well, doesn't really matter anymore. This was for a version of the Magic square program I was trying to write for just 3x3 and 5x5 squares (that used no pointers). Ill just stick to the version I wrote that works very well for any sized square that uses pointers.
    Last edited by KoshiB; 04-19-2006 at 12:12 PM.

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    what use do you have for this magic square?
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    OK, so learn to use the debugger. A good start would be to rightclick inside of the function main, choose "insert breakpoint". Then press F5 (run under debugger). It will stop at the line where you have a breakpoint. now use F10 to step through the program line by line. You will see exactly which line blows the program up.
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    Code:
    if (magic[y][x] > 0)
    		{
    			ytemp++;
    			magic[ytemp][xtemp] = xval;
    			ytemp = y;
    			xtemp = x;
    		}
    I suspect that when y == 2 and you assign ytemp == y; (2), then next time through the loop ytemp++ makes it 3 you go out of bounds with magic[ytemp][xtemp]


    x is an integer! Why do you do this? (3/2)

    MSVC++ automatically round down, and I want the value it gives as the starting position(due to arrays starting at 0).
    also I hope you aren't thinking 3/2 = 0 in integer math cuz it doesn't it equals 1 so you are not starting at 0
    Last edited by Darryl; 04-19-2006 at 03:00 PM.

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    Err, What I want is for the 3/2 to give me one, as one is the middle in a 0,1,2 array. 5/2 gives me 2 which is what I need for a 0,1,2,3,4 array.
    It may be bad practice to do it like that, but it gives me what i need, and easily.

    The Magic square was for a class.

    Thanks for the info on the Debugger. I think itll come in handy.

    Edit: Looking at the program now, i think I may see the problem. Ill have to check it out.
    Last edited by KoshiB; 04-19-2006 at 04:05 PM.

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    Not familiar with the compiler, but if it is an out of bounds error, just make an apmatrix instead of a normal one. On running it will stop if there is an out-of-bounds error, so you'll know if that's the problem.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MorphysGhost
    Not familiar with the compiler, but if it is an out of bounds error, just make an apmatrix instead of a normal one. On running it will stop if there is an out-of-bounds error, so you'll know if that's the problem.
    What is an apmatrix?

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