How to print a maze-looking pattern using C
Here is how you can print a random maze-looking pattern using C.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <unistd.h>
void draw_diagnonal_lines(int count) {
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
if (rand() % 2 == 0) {
printf("╱");
} else {
printf("╲");
}
}
}
void draw_orizonal_lines(int count) {
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
printf("─");
}
int main(void) {
struct winsize w;
ioctl(STDOUT_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ, &w);
printf("lines %d\n", w.ws_row);
printf("columns %d\n", w.ws_col);
printf("┌");
draw_orizonal_lines(w.ws_col - 2);
printf("┐\n");
srand(time(NULL));
for (int line = 0; line < w.ws_row - 3; line++) {
printf("│");
draw_diagnonal_lines(w.ws_col - 2);
printf("│");
puts("");
// sleep(1);
}
printf("└");
draw_orizonal_lines(w.ws_col - 2);
printf("┘\n");
return 0;
}
Written on April 12, 2022
