Gotoxy

I know how to use gotoxy, but how might I use that to create a wall. Heres the scenario: I've created a program where you move an asterisk around the screen. Well I want to turn that in to a maze program. How might I go about making walls?

you could use #.

I don't mean it like that... How would I make the wall actually stop the asterisk?

if ( asterix_current_square +1 == '#') // do whatever to stop asterix moving to square.

im bored

I tried that statement but I don't know what kind of equation can keep it from going... like an equation that can block it all together...

Nevermind I got it...

I don't mean it like that... How would I make the wall actually stop the asterisk?

Instead of #, use char 219. It's a solid block.

If your game 'arena' is an array of [80] [24] then the following will work:

Code:

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char inkey;

while (1)
{
  if (kbhit ())
      inkey = getch ();

  if ((inkey == '6') && (arena [x + 1] [y] != 219))
  {
      x++;
      gotoxy (x - 1, y);
      printf (" ");
  }

  if ((inkey == '4') && (arena [x - 1] [y] != 219))
  {
      x--;
      gotoxy (x + 1, y);
      printf (" ");
  }
 
  if ((inkey == '2') && (arena [x] [y + 1] != 219))
  {
      y++;
      gotoxy (x, y - 1);
      printf (" ");
  }

  if ((inkey == '8') && (arena [x] [y - 1] != 219))
  {
      y--;
      gotoxy (x, y + 1);
      printf (" ");
  }
}

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Could you be a little specific to what some of the things do, I'm kind'a a newbie... could you use // to comment on what does what?