From 5cea6d7c4da07b57683bc1f86d468d03b062d950 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: silvana884 <sil.gosewehr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2025 20:33:14 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Rueckgabewert von createWordSalad fuer Debugging geandert

---
 Start_Windows/game.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Start_Windows/game.c b/Start_Windows/game.c
index 5c35d52..23b3774 100644
--- a/Start_Windows/game.c
+++ b/Start_Windows/game.c
@@ -15,16 +15,27 @@
 // Creates the word salad by placing words randomly and filling empty spaces
 int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen, const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount)
 {
+   int placedChar = 0;
    srand(time(NULL));
 
-   int usedWords[MAX_NUMBERS_OF_WORDS];
-   for(int i=0; i< MAX_NUMBERS_OF_WORDS; i++){
+   int usedWords[MAX_NUMBER_OF_WORDS];
+   for(int i=0; i< MAX_NUMBER_OF_WORDS; i++){
       usedWords[i] = -1;
    }
    
    fillSalad(salad, searchFieldLen, words, wordCount, usedWords);
    showWordSalad(salad, searchFieldLen);
-   return 1;
+   for(int i= 0; i < MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN; i++)
+   {
+      for(int j=0; j < MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN; j++)
+      {
+         if(salad[i][j] != '\0')
+         {
+            placedChar++;
+         }
+      }
+   }
+   return placedChar;
 }
 
 // Prints the word salad to console
@@ -52,7 +63,7 @@ int printHorizontal(unsigned int wordCount)
 // returns 1, when empty spaces are left
 int emptyPlaces(unsigned int wordCount)
 {
-   if(wordCount < MAX_NUMBERS_OF_WORDS)
+   if(wordCount < MAX_NUMBER_OF_WORDS)
    {
       return 1;
    }
@@ -61,7 +72,7 @@ int emptyPlaces(unsigned int wordCount)
 
 
 // fills salad array with max. words from word array either horizontally or vertically
-void fillSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen, const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount, int usedWords[MAX_NUMBERS_OF_WORDS])
+void fillSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen, const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount, int usedWords[MAX_NUMBER_OF_WORDS])
 {
     // empties salad
     for(int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++) {
@@ -133,7 +144,7 @@ void fillSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned
 }
 
 
-int whichWord(const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount, int usedWords[MAX_NUMBERS_OF_WORDS])
+int whichWord(const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount, int usedWords[MAX_NUMBER_OF_WORDS])
 {
     int tries = 0;
 
@@ -141,7 +152,7 @@ int whichWord(const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount, int used
         int numWord = rand() % wordCount; // 0..wordCount-1
 
         int alreadyUsed = 0;
-        for(int f = 0; f < MAX_NUMBERS_OF_WORDS; f++){
+        for(int f = 0; f < MAX_NUMBER_OF_WORDS; f++){
             if(usedWords[f] == numWord){
                 alreadyUsed = 1;
                 break; // word already used
@@ -150,7 +161,7 @@ int whichWord(const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount, int used
 
         if(!alreadyUsed){
             // Eintragen in usedWords
-            for(int f = 0; f < MAX_NUMBERS_OF_WORDS; f++){
+            for(int f = 0; f < MAX_NUMBER_OF_WORDS; f++){
                 if(usedWords[f] == -1){ // unused
                     usedWords[f] = numWord;
                     break;