From e1352870e0d1ca3d2e6fe320cb82b10c12c24fc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Henrik Batz <batzhe103060@th-nuernberg.de>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:43:59 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Refactor game.c

---
 Startcode/game.c | 28 +++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Startcode/game.c b/Startcode/game.c
index cca6f86..5c49ee8 100644
--- a/Startcode/game.c
+++ b/Startcode/game.c
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 #define MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD 10
 #define EMPTY_CHAR 0
 
-int placeWord(int len, int column, int row,
-              char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN],
-              int searchFieldLen, const char* word, int axis);
+
+int placeWord(const char* word, int wordLength, char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN],
+              int searchFieldLen, int column, int row, int axis);
 
 // Creates the word salad by placing words randomly and filling empty spaces
 int createWordSalad(
@@ -48,22 +48,17 @@ int createWordSalad(
             int row = rand() % searchFieldLen;
             int column = rand() % searchFieldLen;
 
-            int success = placeWord(
-                wordlenght, column, row, salad,
-                searchFieldLen, words[w], axis);
+            int success = placeWord( words[w],wordlenght, salad, searchFieldLen, column, row, axis);
 
             if (success)
             {
                 placedWords++;
                 break;
             }
-
-            printf("Platzierung zum %d. Mal fehlgeschlagen!\n",
-                   attempts + 1);
         }
     }
 
-    //Fill empty spaces
+    // Fill empty spaces
     for (int r = 0; r < searchFieldLen; r++)
     {
         for (int c = 0; c < searchFieldLen; c++)
@@ -79,16 +74,15 @@ int createWordSalad(
 }
 
 
-int placeWord(int len, int column, int row,
-              char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN],
-              int searchFieldLen, const char* word, int axis)
+int placeWord(const char* word, int wordLength, char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN],
+              int searchFieldLen, int column, int row, int axis)
 {
     // Available space check & word collision avoidance
-    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
+    for (int i = 0; i < wordLength; i++)
     {
         if (axis == 0) // Horizontal
         {
-            if (column + len > searchFieldLen ||
+            if (column + wordLength > searchFieldLen ||
                 salad[row][column + i] != EMPTY_CHAR)
             {
                 return 0;
@@ -96,7 +90,7 @@ int placeWord(int len, int column, int row,
         }
         else // Vertical
         {
-            if (row + len > searchFieldLen ||
+            if (row + wordLength > searchFieldLen ||
                 salad[row + i][column] != EMPTY_CHAR)
             {
                 return 0;
@@ -105,7 +99,7 @@ int placeWord(int len, int column, int row,
     }
 
     //Write Word
-    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
+    for (int i = 0; i < wordLength; i++)
     {
         if (axis == 0) // Horizontal
         {