finished main.c -- edited game.c

Start_Windows/Test123.c

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsi
 
     int wordsplaced = 0;
 
+    int wordsaborted = 0;
+
     while (wordsplaced < wordCount) {
         int direction = rand() % 2; // 0 = horizontal, 1 = vertical
         int wordlen = strlen(words[wordsplaced]);
@@ -69,9 +71,11 @@ int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsi
         }
         if (placed) {
             wordsplaced++;
-        } else {
+        } 
-            // Could not place the word after max tries
+        else if (tries == MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD) {
-            return -1;
+            printf("Abort trying to place the word -%s-\n", words[wordsplaced]);
+            wordsplaced++; // skip this word and move to the next
+            wordsaborted++;
         }
     }
     
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ int main(void) {
     int SALAD_SIZE = 10;
     char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN];
     unsigned int searchFieldLen = SALAD_SIZE;
-    const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN] = {"TEST", "WORD", "DEINEMUDDA"};  // Add your words here
+    const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN] = {"TEST", "WORD", "DEINEMUDDAAAA"};  // Add your words here
     unsigned int wordCount = 3;  // Update this based on number of words
     int placedWords;
 
@@ -106,7 +110,7 @@ int main(void) {
       //code for main.c:
 
       if (placedWords == wordCount) {
-          printf("All words placed successfully.\n");
+          printf("All valid words placed successfully.\n");
       } else {
           printf("Could not place all words. Placed %d out of %d words.\n", placedWords, wordCount);
       }

Start_Windows/game.c

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define EMPTY_CHAR 0
 
 
-// Creates the word salad by placing words randomly and filling empty spaces
+// Fills array with EMPTY_CHAR, tries to place words into the salad and fills empty spaces with random letters. returns number of placed words or -1 if not all words could be placed.
 int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen, const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount)
 {
 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsi
     int column = 0;
 
     int wordsplaced = 0;
+    int wordsaborted = 0;
 
     while (wordsplaced < wordCount) {
         int direction = rand() % 2; // 0 = horizontal, 1 = vertical
@@ -67,9 +68,11 @@ int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsi
         }
         if (placed) {
             wordsplaced++;
-        } else {
+        } 
-            // Could not place the word after max tries
+        else if (tries == MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD) {
-            return -1;
+            printf("Abort trying to place the word -%s-\n", words[wordsplaced]);
+            wordsplaced++; // skip this word and move to the next
+            wordsaborted++;
         }
     }
     

Start_Windows/main.c

@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
             // Create the word salad by placing words into grid
             placedWords = createWordSalad(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount);
-
+            
-            // TODO:
+            // Start game if all valid words were placed
-            // Check if all words were successfully placed
+            if (placedWords == wordCount) { 
-            // Start the game if successful
+          startGame(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount);
-            // error message if some words couldn't be placed
+        }   else {
+          printf("Could not place all valid words. Placed %d out of %d words.\n", placedWords, wordCount);
+        }
 
         }
         else