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Multidimensional arrays
Notes:
Make sure your TA has recorded your mark before leaving.
The three exercises are independent – you can do them in any order.
Only one of the three exercises is required. The Gold exercise is not much more difficult than the
Silver exercise this time (some students may actually find it easier).
A RandomArray class
1. Download the file RandomArrayTemplate.java and save it as RandomArray.java before using it. The
supplied TestLab4Bronze.java program will expect it to be named this way.
2. This class creates rectangular two-dimensional arrays filled with random positive integer values. Some
of the class is written for you. Complete it by adding code in the four places marked //***ADD YOUR
CODE HERE***.
a. Add a private instance variable that will hold a 2-dimensional array of integers.
b. Complete the constructor, which will create the 2-dimensional array, with the specified number
of rows and columns, containing values from 0 to range-1. The code to generate such random
numbers is supplied in the comments.
c. Complete the getRow method, which will return a copy (clone or deep copy) of the specified
row of the array, as an array of integers of the correct length. In this method, use the built-in
System.arraycopy method to copy the values from the original array into the result, as
demonstrated in class.
d. Complete the getCol method, which will return a copy (clone or deep copy) of the specified
column of the array, as an array of integers of the correct length. In this method, you will have
to copy the values yourself using a for loop since the System.arraycopy method cannot be
used in this situation.
3. Run the supplied TestLab4Bronze.java program to test your class. Sample output from this program
is shown below. User input is in blue. Your numbers will be different.
How many rows? 3
How many columns? 4
The rows contain:
Row 0: [15, 92, 48, 87]
Row 1: [74, 32, 24, 10]
Row 2: [55, 0, 50, 14]
The columns contain:
Column 0: [15, 74, 55]
Column 1: [92, 32, 0]
Column 2: [48, 24, 50]
Column 3: [87, 10, 14]
The MagicSquare class
1. Download the file MagicSquareTemplate.java and save it as MagicSquare.java before using it.
The supplied TestLab4Silver.java program will expect it to be named this way.
2. This class creates a square two-dimensional array which is a “magic square”. A magic square
of “order n” is a square with n rows and n columns that contains each of the numbers from 1 to
n
2
. The sum of every row, every column, and the two diagonals, must be the same. For
example, an order 5 magic square is shown below. Every row, column, and diagonal adds up to
the same thing (65). Such squares are very old, with early examples dating back to 2200BC.
11 24 7 20 3
17 5 13 21 9
23 6 19 2 15
4 12 25 8 16
10 18 1 14 22
3. Some of the class is written for you. Complete it by adding code in the three places marked
//***YOUR CODE HERE***.
a. Add a private instance variable that will hold the magic square as a 2-dimensional array
of integers.
b. Complete the constructor, which will create a magic square with a given size (n), which
must be an odd number. (You don’t have to check.) To do this, use a very old technique
called “de la Loubere’s algorithm” (note that this will give a different square from the
one shown above):
i. Place the numbers in the square in order, from 1 to n2
, starting with the 1 in the
centre of the bottom row.
ii. If the number you just placed is divisible by n, then the next one goes
immediately above it.
iii. If the number you just placed is not divisible by n, then the next one goes
diagonally down and to the right.
iv. Both the rows and the columns are cyclic. If you go off the top of the square, reenter at the bottom. If you go off the bottom of the square, re-enter at the top.
Do the same for the columns. Hint: This can easily be accomplished using the
mod operator (%).
v. See the sample output below for examples of squares constructed this way.
c. Complete the toString method, which will return the proper String to use to print the
magic square. It should contain tabs (\t) between the columns and newlines (\n)
between the rows.
4. Run the supplied TestLab4Silver.java program to test your class. Sample output from this
program is shown below. User input is in blue.
Enter a small odd number, or 0 to quit:3
The magic square is:
4 9 2
3 5 7
8 1 6
Enter a small odd number, or 0 to quit:7
The magic square is:
22 31 40 49 2 11 20
21 23 32 41 43 3 12
13 15 24 33 42 44 4
5 14 16 25 34 36 45
46 6 8 17 26 35 37
38 47 7 9 18 27 29
30 39 48 1 10 19 28
Enter a small odd number, or 0 to quit:0
That was fun. Bye!
The CrosswordGrid class
1. Download the file CrosswordGridTemplate.java and save it as CrosswordGrid.java before
using it. The supplied TestLab4Gold.java program will expect it to be named this way.
2. This class creates and displays a blank crossword puzzle grid. All that’s missing are the clues.
A crossword puzzle grid consists of a rectangular (usually square) array of squares. Some
squares are black, some are white, and some of the white ones have numbers in the corner. An
integer array will be used to represent this, as follows:
a. Black squares will be represented by -1.
b. White squares with no number in them will be represented by 0.
c. White squares that contain a number will be represented by that number.
A file will be provided that will specify the size of the puzzle, and the pattern of black and
white squares. It will contain the number of rows (r), the number of columns (c), and then r*c
values which will be only -1 (black) or 0 (white). For example, the file might contain
4 4
-1 0 0 -1
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
-1 0 0 -1
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to read in this file, create the array containing
the -1s and 0s, and then add the clue numbers in the appropriate squares (as described below).
This will require about 20 lines of Java code in total.
3. A large amount of code is supplied for you, including all of the file handling and the graphical
output. Complete it by adding code in two places marked //***ADD YOUR CODE HERE***.
a. Complete the constructor. A Scanner object has been set up for you that will allow you
to read data from a text file chosen by the user using a standard dialog box. (Take a
look at the supplied code to see how this is done if you like.) You can read from inFile
in exactly the same way that you usually read from keyboard. Read in the values from
the file and set up the pre-defined grid array.
b. Complete the putInNumbers method, which will change some of the 0’s in the array to
positive numbers instead. The numbers should start at 1 in the top left, and increase
going across the rows, and down the columns, as shown in the example below. The
rules for placing numbers are:
i. An empty square should get a number if there is a black square immediately
above it, or it is in the top row.
ii. An empty square should get a number if there is a black square immediately to
the left of it, or it is in the leftmost column.
iii. Note that a square might get a number for both of these reasons.
4. Download the file CrosswordGridPattern.txt. Also download and compile the StdDraw.java file
and the TestLab4Gold.java file. Make sure all the files are in the same folder. Run the
TestLab4Gold program. A dialog box will appear asking you to choose a file. Choose the file
CrosswordGridPattern.txt. A graphics window should appear containing the crossword puzzle
grid shown below.
Just for fun: You can use the Save… command in the graphics window to save this file as a .jpg image.
Print it out and solve the puzzle using these clues:
Across Down
1: And so on… 1: A small dash
4: Abbreviation for 4 down 2: A drink from Tim’s
7: Prefix for “new” 3: What computers do
8: Trig. function 4: A Faculty at the U of M
9: Sphere of influence 5: A small bed
11: A dessert 6: But __ it art?
12: A type of pet 10: Base 2 (abbrev.)
14: ___ serious! 12: Big ___
15: Feline 13: Sweet potato
17: Unity 14: Board game
18: Punk offshoot 16: Get back __ work!
