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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    Any idea what he means by swap "from" and "to"

    Here's what he said:

    4. For each iteration:
    a. For each character that you remove from the “from” queue:
    i. If it is the left side of any production, add the right side of that production to the “to” queue. Otherwise, add the character you read from the “from” queue to the “to” queue.
    b. Swap “from” and “to”.

    I already think I took care of part a, but what does he want me to do for part b?

    I don't know how to swap "from" and "to".

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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    With scanner.next() it gives you what is inbetween spaces, so if you use

    for (int penguin = 0; penguin < numberOfProductions; penguin++)
    {
    // should read in single character that is on left side of production.  
    c = console.next().getCharAt(0);
     
    // should read in string that is right side of production
    str = console.next();
    }

    then aslong as there are no spaces in the right hand side, which I didn't see any yet, str will contain full lefthand side.

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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    He means make a queue of all the chars in the starting sequence, then for each char, check if it is a lhs(left hand side) symbol, if so, take the corresponding rhs and substitute the symbol

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    Question Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    Quote Originally Posted by Zula View Post
    With scanner.next() it gives you what is inbetween spaces, so if you use

    for (int penguin = 0; penguin < numberOfProductions; penguin++)
    {
    // should read in single character that is on left side of production.  
    c = console.next().getCharAt(0);
     
    // should read in string that is right side of production
    str = console.next();
    }

    then aslong as there are no spaces in the right hand side, which I didn't see any yet, str will contain full lefthand side.
    I want str to contain right hand side.

    c contains left hand side

    Did I do something wrong?

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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    	static Scanner in;
        public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        	in = new Scanner(new File("generator-koch.txt"));
        	for(int i = 0;i<6;i++) {
        		System.out.println(in.next());
        	}
        	int numberOfProductions = (int)(Integer.parseInt(in.next()));
        	char c = ' ';
        	String str = "";
        	System.out.println("Read Production");
        	for (int penguin = 0; penguin < numberOfProductions; penguin++)
    		{
    			// should read in single character that is on left side of production.
    			c = in.next().charAt(0);
     
    			// should read in string that is right side of production
    			str = in.next();
    		}
    		System.out.println("LHS: " + c + " RHS: " + str);
        	while(in.hasNext()) {
        		System.out.println(in.next());
        	}
        }

    the output is:
    --------------------Configuration: Turtle - JDK version 1.6.0_22 <Default> - <Default>--------------------
    -200
    1400
    -400
    1200
    5
    60
    Read Production
    LHS: F RHS: F-F++F-F
    F++F++F
    5
     
    Process completed.

    So if you can utilize the first data properly, that gives you lhs and rhs

    your right, right hand side is str, I am a dumba** sometimes, heh

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    Question Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    Quote Originally Posted by Zula View Post
    He means make a queue of all the chars in the starting sequence, then for each char, check if it is a lhs(left hand side) symbol, if so, take the corresponding rhs and substitute the symbol
    Does my code do that?

    If not, how do I do that?


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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    But what you need to do is in the for loop, once you read in a production, stick it in two queues, one for the lhs(from) and one for the rhs(to)

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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    It appears it would yes.

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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    Ok, but I'm only reading in from "from" and putting stuff in "to": How does he want me to swap it?

    I'm wondering if he means to then do the same with to and read it into from, then do the same with from, then read it into to, then do the same with to and read it into from, etc.

    How do you do that?

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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    For the generator-koch.txt file, I get
    F-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-FF-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-FF-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-FF-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-FF-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-F
    as the product of the 5 iterations of the production and starting sequence

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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    Make a for loop that goes to.length iterations and pop them from the 'to' queue into the 'from' queue

    for(int asdf = 0;asdf<to.length();asdf++) {
        from.push(to.front());
        to.pop();
    }

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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    For the code:
    for (int iter =0; iter < numberOfIterations;  iter++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    for (int iter2 = 0; iter2 < from.Size(); iter2++)
    { // beginning of for
    if(leftSide.contains(from.front()))
    { // beginning of if
     
    for (int vvv =0; vvv<leftSide.size(); vvv++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    if (leftSide.get(vvv).equals(from.front()))
    { // beginning of if
    to.push(rightSide.get(vvv));
    from.pop();
    } // end of if
    } // end of for
    } // end of if
     
    // if it is the right side of the production
    else
    { // beginning of else
    to.push(from.front());
    from.pop();
    } // end of else
    } // end of for
    } // end of for

    How do I get it to do what I just did above, but this time replacing "from" and "to"?

    And for the third, doing what I just did above, replacing the "from" and "to" from iteration 2, so it'll be reading in from "from" and moving to "to" again? And then for the fourth, how do I get it to do the same as the third iteration, but replacing the "from" and "to", and so on till the iterations are done.

    Then for the last step, how can I find a way for it to tell which queue has the final sequence in it so that I can do this part and finally test the bloody program out in UNIX?

    For whichever queue has the final sequence, interpret the characters and print out the corresponding results using System.out.println:
    a. “F”: This corresponds to the “trace” command. Print “trace” followed by the step size from 2(b) above.
    b. “+”: This is a counter-clockwise “turn”. Print “turn” followed by the angle from 2(c) above.
    c. “-“: This is a clock-wise “turn”. Print “turn” followed by the negative of the angle from 2(c) above.
    d. “[“: This is a “push”. Print “push”.
    e. “]”: This is a “pop”. Print “pop”.

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    for (int iter =0; iter < numberOfIterations;  iter++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    for (int iter2 = 0; iter2 < from.Size(); iter2++)
    { // beginning of for
    if(leftSide.contains(from.front()))
    { // beginning of if
     
    for (int vvv =0; vvv<leftSide.size(); vvv++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    if (leftSide.get(vvv).equals(from.front()))
    { // beginning of if
    to.push(rightSide.get(vvv));
                           from.pop();
                      } // end of if
                 } // end of for
            } // end of if
     
    // if it is the right side of the production
            else
            { // beginning of else
                to.push(from.front());
                from.pop();
            } // end of else
        } // end of for
     
        for(int asdf = 0;asdf<to.length();asdf++) {
            from.push(to.front());
            to.pop();
        }
    } // end of for

    so that after each iteration, it swaps the queues, then does the same thing again try that


    For whichever queue has the final sequence, interpret the characters and print out the corresponding results using System.out.println:
    was that how he worded it? Because doing that I said will always leave the final sequence in the "from" queue
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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    Here's what he said for part 3:

    Part 3: Generating Turtle Commands
    Many of the above files for turtle commands have been generated algorithmically. This is done by using “productions”. A production is like a Math equation, with a left side and a right side. An example of a production is:
    F = F+F-F
    where ‘F’, ‘+’, ‘-‘ are simply symbols (you are not performing any addition or subtraction). No two productions have the same symbol on their left side. A starting sequence of symbols is provided to you, say “++F--”. One can expand this sequence by substituting for every “F” the right side of the above production. Thus after one iteration, the sequence “++F--” becomes “++F+F-F--“. In the second iteration, one can again expand the result of the previous iteration, thus making the resulting sequence longer and longer with every iteration. When a set number of iterations is reached, the resulting sequence is converted into turtle commands. Keep in mind that there may be many productions, each with a different symbol on its left side. The starting sequence may also contain many symbols. Symbols in the sequence that are not on the left side of any production are left untouched (for example, the symbols ‘+’ and ‘-‘ above).
    Some of the above pictures have been generated this way. In part 3, you have to write a program that reads productions and symbols from the keyboard, iterates over a given sequence, and convert the resulting sequence into turtle commands.
    What to do:
    1. Write a class MyQueue that behaves like a queue. You must use your own DoublyLinkedList class to write this queue. You are not allowed to use ArrayList or java’s LinkedList class for this purpose!
    2. Write a program that reads input from the keyboard in the following order (follow along using one of the .pro files provided for this part):
    a. Read in four integers xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax.
    b. Read a single float number which is the “step size” of the trace command.
    c. Read a single float number which is the angle you turn by using the turn command.
    d. Read the number of productions (an integer).
    e. Read each production as follows:
    i. A single character that is the left side of the production.
    ii. A string that is the right side of the production.
    f. Read the starting sequence as a string of characters.
    g. Read the number of iterations, which is an integer.
    3. Create two queue objects, and put the starting sequence in the first one, one character at a time. This is the “from” queue, and the other is the “to” queue.
    4. For each iteration:
    a. For each character that you remove from the “from” queue:
    i. If it is the left side of any production, add the right side of that production to the “to” queue. Otherwise, add the character you read from the “from” queue to the “to” queue.
    b. Swap “from” and “to”.
    5. Print the four integers xmin xmax ymin ymax.
    6. For whichever queue has the final sequence, interpret the characters and print out the corresponding results using System.out.println:
    a. “F”: This corresponds to the “trace” command. Print “trace” followed by the step size from 2(b) above.
    b. “+”: This is a counter-clockwise “turn”. Print “turn” followed by the angle from 2(c) above.
    c. “-“: This is a clock-wise “turn”. Print “turn” followed by the negative of the angle from 2(c) above.
    d. “[“: This is a “push”. Print “push”.
    e. “]”: This is a “pop”. Print “pop”.

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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    No offense but your teacher's outline is a bit weird, steps 1&2 are on a different scope than 3,4,5&6, 4,5&6 should have been under 3 and it should have been worded different....but anway, okay, the final step is just to print out the "from" queue in the manner he described. Probably another for loop and a switch(from.front()) with the cases as the chars and the from.pop() after the switches
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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    I misspoke, it ends in the "from" queue, so print from the "from" queue

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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    Not to seem like an idiot, but I have never done a switch structure before.

    How would you fix this code to get one and then work for the last step?

    // this class takes in productions and generates turtle commands.  
     
    import java.util.ArrayList;
    import java.io.*;
    import java.util.*;
     
    public class program6_part_3
    { // beginning of class
     
    static Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
     
    public static void main(String[] args)
    { // beginning of main
     
     
    // declares variables and initializes them
     
    int xMin = 0;
    int xMax = 0;
    int yMin = 0;
    int yMax = 0;
    float stepSize = 0;
    float angleToTurn = 0;
    int numberOfProductions = 0;
    int numberOfIterations = 0;
    char c = 'F';
    String str = "";
    String startingSequence = "";
     
    // reads in xMin
    xMin = console.nextInt();
     
    // reads in xMax
    xMax = console.nextInt();
     
    // reads in yMin
    yMin = console.nextInt();
     
    // reads in yMax
    yMax = console.nextInt();
     
    // reads in step size
    stepSize = console.nextFloat();
     
    // reads in angle
    angleToTurn = console.nextFloat();
     
    // reads in number of productions
    numberOfProductions = console.nextInt();
     
    ArrayList<Character> leftSide= new ArrayList<Character>(numberOfProductions);
     
    ArrayList<String> rightSide = new ArrayList<String>(numberOfProductions);
    /*
    Read each production as follows:
    i. A single character that is the left side of the production.
    ii. A string that is the right side of the production.
    Read the starting sequence as a string of characters.
    */
     
    for (int penguin = 0; penguin < numberOfProductions; penguin++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    // should read in single character that is on left side of production.  
    c = console.next().getCharAt(0);
    leftSide.add((Character) c);
     
     
    // should read in string that is right side of production
    str = console.nextLine();
    rightSide.add(str);
    } // end of for
     
    // should read in starting sequence as a whole String
    startingSequence = console.nextLine();
     
    // reads in number of iterations
     
    numberOfIterations = console.nextInt();
     
    // creates MyQueue object "from"
    MyQueue<Character> from = new MyQueue<Character>();
     
    // puts startingSequence into from, one character at a time.  
    for (int aaa = 0; aaa < startingSequence.length; aaa++)
    { // beginning of for
    from.push(startingSequence.getCharAt(aaa););
    } // end of for
     
    // creates MyQueue object "to"
    MyQueue<Character> to = new MyQueue<Character>();
     
    // for the number of iterations, it will remove from the "from" MyQueue and put it in the "to" MyQueue, one character at a time
    /* for (int iter =0; iter < numberOfIterations; iter++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    for (int iter2 = 0; iter2 < from.Size(); iter2++)
    { // beginning of for
    if(leftSide.contains(from.front()))
    { // beginning of if
     
    for (int vvv =0; vvv<leftSide.size(); vvv++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    if (leftSide.get(vvv).equals(from.front()))
    { // beginning of if
    to.push(rightSide.get(vvv));
    from.pop();
    } // end of if
    } // end of for
    } // end of if
     
    // if it is the right side of the production
    else
    { // beginning of else
    to.push(from.front());
    from.pop();
    } // end of else
     
    */
    for (int iter =0; iter < numberOfIterations;  iter++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    for (int iter2 = 0; iter2 < from.Size(); iter2++)
    { // beginning of for
    if(leftSide.contains(from.front()))
    { // beginning of if
     
    for (int vvv =0; vvv<leftSide.size(); vvv++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    if (leftSide.get(vvv).equals(from.front()))
    { // beginning of if
    to.push(rightSide.get(vvv));
                           from.pop();
                      } // end of if
                 } // end of for
            } // end of if
     
    // if it is the right side of the production
            else
            { // beginning of else
                to.push(from.front());
                from.pop();
            } // end of else
        } // end of for
     
        for(int asdf = 0;asdf<to.length();asdf++) {
            from.push(to.front());
            to.pop();
        }
    } // end of for
    } // end of for
    } // end of for
     
    // prints out four integers
    System.out.println(xMin + " " + xMax + " " + yMin + " " + yMax + " ");
    } // end of main
     
    } // end of program

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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    // this class takes in productions and generates turtle commands.
     
    import java.util.ArrayList;
    import java.io.*;
    import java.util.*;
     
    public class program6_part_3
    { // beginning of class
    	static Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
     
    	public static void main(String[] args)
    	{ // beginning of main
     
     
    		// declares variables and initializes them
     
    		int xMin = 0;
    		int xMax = 0;
    		int yMin = 0;
    		int yMax = 0;
    		float stepSize = 0;
    		float angleToTurn = 0;
    		int numberOfProductions = 0;
    		int numberOfIterations = 0;
    		char c = 'F';
    		String str = "";
    		String startingSequence = "";
     
    		// reads in xMin
    		xMin = console.nextInt();
     
    		// reads in xMax
    		xMax = console.nextInt();
     
    		// reads in yMin
    		yMin = console.nextInt();
     
    		// reads in yMax
    		yMax = console.nextInt();
     
    		// reads in step size
    		stepSize = console.nextFloat();
     
    		// reads in angle
    		angleToTurn = console.nextFloat();
     
    		// reads in number of productions
    		numberOfProductions = console.nextInt();
     
    		ArrayList<Character> leftSide= new ArrayList<Character>(numberOfProductions);
     
    		ArrayList<String> rightSide = new ArrayList<String>(numberOfProductions);
    		/*
    		Read each production as follows:
    		i. A single character that is the left side of the production.
    		ii. A string that is the right side of the production.
    		Read the starting sequence as a string of characters.
    		*/
     
    		for (int penguin = 0; penguin < numberOfProductions; penguin++)
    		{ // beginning of for
     
    			// should read in single character that is on left side of production.
    			c = console.next().charAt(0);
    			leftSide.add((Character) c);
     
     
    			// should read in string that is right side of production
    			str = console.nextLine();
    			rightSide.add(str);
    		} // end of for
     
    		// should read in starting sequence as a whole String
    		startingSequence = console.nextLine();
     
    		// reads in number of iterations
     
    		numberOfIterations = console.nextInt();
     
    		// creates MyQueue object "from"
    		MyQueue<Character> from = new MyQueue<Character>();
     
    		// puts startingSequence into from, one character at a time.
    		for (int aaa = 0; aaa < startingSequence.length(); aaa++)
    		{ // beginning of for
    			from.push(startingSequence.charAt(aaa));
    		} // end of for
     
    		// creates MyQueue object "to"
    		MyQueue<Character> to = new MyQueue<Character>();
     
    		for (int iter =0; iter < numberOfIterations;  iter++)
    		{ // beginning of for
    			for (int iter2 = 0; iter2 < from.Size(); iter2++)
    			{ // beginning of for
    				if(leftSide.contains(from.front()))
    				{ // beginning of if
     
    					for (int vvv =0; vvv<leftSide.size(); vvv++)
    					{ // beginning of for
     
    						if (leftSide.get(vvv).equals(from.front()))
    						{ // beginning of if
    			/* ADDED THIS TO CONTINUE ADDING CHARS NOT A STRING*/
    							String tmpRightSide = rightSide.get(vvv);
    							for(int fdsa = 0;fdsa < tmpRightSide.length();fdsa++) {
    								to.push(tmpRightSide.charAt(fdsa));
    							}
    							from.pop();
    	                  	} // end of if
    	             	} // end of for
    	        	} // end of if
     
    				// if it is not the left side of a production
    	    	    else
    	        	{ // beginning of else
    	            	to.push(from.front());
    	            	from.pop();
    	        	} // end of else
    	    	} // end of for
    			for(int asdf = 0;asdf<to.size();asdf++) {
    	        	from.push(to.front());
    	        	to.pop();
    	    	}
    		} // end of for
     
    		// prints out four integers
    		System.out.println(xMin + " " + xMax + " " + yMin + " " + yMax + " ");
     
    		for(int iter = 0;iter<from.size();iter++) {
    			switch(from.front()) {
    				case 'F': System.out.println("trace " + stepSize); break;
    				case '+': System.out.println("turn " + angleToTurn); break;
    				case '-': System.out.println("turn " + -angleToTurn); break;
    				case '[': System.out.println("push"); break;
    				case ']': System.out.println("pop"); break;
    				default: System.out.println("Error!!"); break;
    			}
    			from.pop();
    		}
    	} // end of main
     
    } // end of program

    Alright..give that a try, I changed the way righthand string was added to the "to" queue as chars are needed, not one str in there.

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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    Problem though, the final sequence from the generator-koch.txt file has spaces for some reason...so an error in the code somewheres

    make it str = console.nextLine().trim(); in the penguin loop

    But I believe it is still not making the correct final sequence...it should be :
    F-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-FF-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-FF-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-FF-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-FF-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-F++F-F
    but is generating
    -F++F-F++F-F++F-F-F-F++F-F++F-F++F-F-F-F++F-F++F-F++F-F-F-F++F-FF-F++F-F-F--

    which is surely wrong since the start sequence for generator-koch has an f first, as does the right hand side, so it should end with an f first positively
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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    Why are you popping from "from"?

    // this class takes in productions and generates turtle commands.  
     
    import java.util.ArrayList;
    import java.io.*;
    import java.util.*;
     
    public class program6_part_3
    { // beginning of class
     
    static Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
     
    public static void main(String[] args)
    { // beginning of main
     
     
    // declares variables and initializes them
     
    int xMin = 0;
    int xMax = 0;
    int yMin = 0;
    int yMax = 0;
    float stepSize = 0;
    float angleToTurn = 0;
    int numberOfProductions = 0;
    int numberOfIterations = 0;
    char c = 'F';
    String str = "";
    String startingSequence = "";
     
    // reads in xMin
    xMin = console.nextInt();
     
    // reads in xMax
    xMax = console.nextInt();
     
    // reads in yMin
    yMin = console.nextInt();
     
    // reads in yMax
    yMax = console.nextInt();
     
    // reads in step size
    stepSize = console.nextFloat();
     
    // reads in angle
    angleToTurn = console.nextFloat();
     
    // reads in number of productions
    numberOfProductions = console.nextInt();
     
    ArrayList<Character> leftSide= new ArrayList<Character>(numberOfProductions);
     
    ArrayList<String> rightSide = new ArrayList<String>(numberOfProductions);
    /*
    Read each production as follows:
    i. A single character that is the left side of the production.
    ii. A string that is the right side of the production.
    Read the starting sequence as a string of characters.
    */
     
    for (int penguin = 0; penguin < numberOfProductions; penguin++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    // should read in single character that is on left side of production.  
    c = console.next().getCharAt(0);
    leftSide.add((Character) c);
     
     
    // should read in string that is right side of production
    str = console.nextLine();
    rightSide.add(str);
    } // end of for
     
    // should read in starting sequence as a whole String
    startingSequence = console.nextLine();
     
    // reads in number of iterations
     
    numberOfIterations = console.nextInt();
     
    // creates MyQueue object "from"
    MyQueue<Character> from = new MyQueue<Character>();
     
    // puts startingSequence into from, one character at a time.  
    for (int aaa = 0; aaa < startingSequence.length; aaa++)
    { // beginning of for
    from.push(startingSequence.getCharAt(aaa););
    } // end of for
     
    // creates MyQueue object "to"
    MyQueue<Character> to = new MyQueue<Character>();
     
    // for the number of iterations, it will remove from the "from" MyQueue and put it in the "to" MyQueue, one character at a time
    /* for (int iter =0; iter < numberOfIterations; iter++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    for (int iter2 = 0; iter2 < from.Size(); iter2++)
    { // beginning of for
    if(leftSide.contains(from.front()))
    { // beginning of if
     
    for (int vvv =0; vvv<leftSide.size(); vvv++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    if (leftSide.get(vvv).equals(from.front()))
    { // beginning of if
    to.push(rightSide.get(vvv));
    from.pop();
    } // end of if
    } // end of for
    } // end of if
     
    // if it is the right side of the production
    else
    { // beginning of else
    to.push(from.front());
    from.pop();
    } // end of else
     
    */
    for (int iter =0; iter < numberOfIterations;  iter++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    for (int iter2 = 0; iter2 < from.Size(); iter2++)
    { // beginning of for
    if(leftSide.contains(from.front()))
    { // beginning of if
     
    for (int vvv =0; vvv<leftSide.size(); vvv++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    if (leftSide.get(vvv).equals(from.front()))
    { // beginning of if
    to.push(rightSide.get(vvv));
                           from.pop();
                      } // end of if
                 } // end of for
            } // end of if
     
    // if it is the right side of the production
            else
            { // beginning of else
                to.push(from.front());
                from.pop();
            } // end of else
        } // end of for
     
        for(int asdf = 0;asdf<to.length();asdf++) {
            from.push(to.front());
            to.pop();
        }
    } // end of for
    } // end of for
    } // end of for
     
    // prints out four integers
    System.out.println(xMin + " " + xMax + " " + yMin + " " + yMax + " ");
    } // end of main
     
    } // end of program
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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    Hmm...well, you need to empty from as you go through it or it will build up, but I see that doing so changes Size() and makes me run out faster than I should.

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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    For iteration 1:

    You pop a character from one queue, and either put it directly into the other queue, else you put the right side of the corresponding production into the other queue.

    Now at the end of the first iteration, the "from" queue is empty and the "to" queue is full.

    For iteration 2:

    You now pop a character from the full queue and do the same thing. Thus what was the "to" queue in iteration 1 becomes the "from" queue here.

    You don't necessarily need to duplicate entire queues. Just change the meaning of what "from" and "to" mean.

    Here is an example:

    The production is F=F+F

    The starting sequence is F-F

    Iteration 1:

    From queue: F-F
    To queue: empty

    After iteration 1:
    From queue: empty
    To queue: F+F-F+F

    Iteration 2:
    From queue: F+F-F+F
    To queue: empty

    After iteration 2:
    From queue: empty
    To queue: F+F+F+F-F+F+F+F

    I hope that clarifies things.
    Just got a response back.

    Am I doing it right?

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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    There appears to be a problem with your MyQueue or DoublyLinkedList classes...the to queue is not growing properly. my mistake not true..same poping reducing size problem
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    Default Re: Very complex project. It's hard to explain.

    Iteration 1:

    From queue: F-F
    To queue: empty

    After iteration 1:
    From queue: empty
    To queue: F+F-F+F

    Iteration 2:
    From queue: F+F-F+F
    To queue: empty

    After iteration 2:
    From queue: empty
    To queue: F+F+F+F-F+F+F+F
    In that example what happens between "After Iteration 1" when the from queue is empty and "Iteration 2" where it has data...you must transfer it...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zula View Post
    In that example what happens between "After Iteration 1" when the from queue is empty and "Iteration 2" where it has data...you must transfer it...
     
    // this class takes in productions and generates turtle commands.  
     
    import java.util.ArrayList;
    import java.io.*;
    import java.util.*;
     
    public class program6_part_3
    { // beginning of class
     
    static Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
     
    public static void main(String[] args)
    { // beginning of main
     
     
    // declares variables and initializes them
     
    int xMin = 0;
    int xMax = 0;
    int yMin = 0;
    int yMax = 0;
    float stepSize = 0;
    float angleToTurn = 0;
    int numberOfProductions = 0;
    int numberOfIterations = 0;
    char c = 'F';
    String str = "";
    String startingSequence = "";
     
    // reads in xMin
    xMin = console.nextInt();
     
    // reads in xMax
    xMax = console.nextInt();
     
    // reads in yMin
    yMin = console.nextInt();
     
    // reads in yMax
    yMax = console.nextInt();
     
    // reads in step size
    stepSize = console.nextFloat();
     
    // reads in angle
    angleToTurn = console.nextFloat();
     
    // reads in number of productions
    numberOfProductions = console.nextInt();
     
    ArrayList<Character> leftSide= new ArrayList<Character>(numberOfProductions);
     
    ArrayList<String> rightSide = new ArrayList<String>(numberOfProductions);
    /*
    Read each production as follows:
    i. A single character that is the left side of the production.
    ii. A string that is the right side of the production.
    Read the starting sequence as a string of characters.
    */
     
    for (int penguin = 0; penguin < numberOfProductions; penguin++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    // should read in single character that is on left side of production.  
    c = console.next().charAt(0);
    leftSide.add((Character) c);
     
     
    // should read in string that is right side of production
    str = console.nextLine();
    rightSide.add(str);
    } // end of for
     
    // should read in starting sequence as a whole String
    startingSequence = console.nextLine();
     
    // reads in number of iterations
     
    numberOfIterations = console.nextInt();
     
    // creates MyQueue object "from"
    MyQueue<Character> from = new MyQueue<Character>();
     
    // puts startingSequence into from, one character at a time.  
    for (int aaa = 0; aaa < startingSequence.length(); aaa++)
    { // beginning of for
    from.push(startingSequence.charAt(aaa));
    } // end of for
     
    // creates MyQueue object "to"
    MyQueue<Character> to = new MyQueue<Character>();
     
    // for the number of iterations, it will remove from the "from" MyQueue and put it in the "to" MyQueue, one character at a time
    /* for (int iter =0; iter < numberOfIterations; iter++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    for (int iter2 = 0; iter2 < from.Size(); iter2++)
    { // beginning of for
    if(leftSide.contains(from.front()))
    { // beginning of if
     
    for (int vvv =0; vvv<leftSide.size(); vvv++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    if (leftSide.get(vvv).equals(from.front()))
    { // beginning of if
    to.push(rightSide.get(vvv));
    from.pop();
    } // end of if
    } // end of for
    } // end of if
     
    // if it is the right side of the production
    else
    { // beginning of else
    to.push(from.front());
    from.pop();
    } // end of else
     
    */
    for (int iter =0; iter < numberOfIterations;  iter++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    for (int iter2 = 0; iter2 < from.Size(); iter2++)
    { // beginning of for
    if(leftSide.contains(from.front()))
    { // beginning of if
     
    for (int vvv =0; vvv<leftSide.size(); vvv++)
    { // beginning of for
     
    if (leftSide.get(vvv).equals(from.front()))
    { // beginning of if
    	for (int help =0; help < rightSide.size(); help++)
    {to.push(rightSide.get(vvv).charAt(help));
     
    }
                           from.pop();
                      } // end of if
                 } // end of for
            } // end of if
     
    // if it is the right side of the production
            else
            { // beginning of else
                to.push(from.front());
                from.pop();
            } // end of else
     
    for(int asdf = 0;asdf<to.Size();asdf++) {
        from.push(to.front());
        to.pop();
    }
        } // end of for
     
     
    } // end of for
     
     
     
    // prints out four integers
    System.out.println(xMin + " " + xMax + " " + yMin + " " + yMax + " ");
     
    if (to.empty())
    {
    	for(int iter = 0;iter<from.Size();iter++) {
            switch(from.front()) {
                case 'F': System.out.println("trace " + stepSize); 
                break;
                case '+': System.out.println("turn " + angleToTurn); 
                break;
                case '-': System.out.println("turn " + -angleToTurn); 
                break;
                case '[': System.out.println("push"); 
                break;
                case ']': System.out.println("pop"); 
                break;
                default: System.out.println("Error!!");
                break;
            }
    	}
    }
     
            else
            {
            	for(int iter = 0;iter<to.Size();iter++) {
                    switch(to.front()) {
                        case 'F': System.out.println("trace " + stepSize); 
                        break;
                        case '+': System.out.println("turn " + angleToTurn); 
                        break;
                        case '-': System.out.println("turn " + -angleToTurn); 
                        break;
                        case '[': System.out.println("push"); 
                        break;
                        case ']': System.out.println("pop") ;
                        break;
                        default: System.out.println("Error!!"); 
                        break;
     
            	}
     
     
    } // end of main
    }
    }
    }

    What will this code do?

    Last edited by javapenguin; November 3rd, 2010 at 09:10 PM.

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