I worked and struggled and cried and tried, but I’m finally happy with the structure I created for my code.
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <cwchar>
#include <Windows.h>
using namespace std; //doing this so I don't have to write std:: at the begining of every call
void PrintIntro(); //name of code for the intro (not in main, it's own thing, main is like a table of contents)
void PlayGame();
string GetGuess(); //Take the player's guess
string Guess = ""; //tells the program that the guess is open for the player to choose
string PrintGuess(); //This repeats the player's guess to them (prints back)
int limit = 5; //number of times you get to guess
int count = 0;
constexpr int WORD_LENGTH = 5; //number of letters in the word/isogram
int main()
{
PrintIntro(); // This forces the intro to display first
PlayGame(); //Play the game
return 0;
}
void PrintIntro()
{
// INTRODUCTION; How to play the game
// I want to make the font red because I like to stand out
HANDLE outcon = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);//you don't have to call this function every time
CONSOLE_FONT_INFOEX font;//CONSOLE_FONT_INFOEX is defined in some windows header
GetCurrentConsoleFontEx(outcon, false, &font);//PCONSOLE_FONT_INFOEX is the same as CONSOLE_FONT_INFOEX*
font.dwFontSize.X = 7;
font.dwFontSize.Y = 12;
SetCurrentConsoleFontEx(outcon, false, &font);
// Carry on with the relevant code
SetConsoleTextAttribute(outcon, 0x0C);
cout << "__________ .__ .__ .___ _________ \n";
cout << "\\______ \\__ __| | | | ______ _____ ____ __| _/ \\_ ___ \\ ______ _ ________\n";
cout << " | | _/ | \\ | | | / ___/ \\__ \\ / \\ / __ | / \\ \\/ / _ \\ \\/ \\/ / ___/\n";
cout << " | | \\ | / |_| |__\\___ \\ / __ \\| | \\/ /_/ | \\ \\___( <_> ) /\\___ \\ \n";
cout << " |______ /____/|____/____/____ > (____ /___| /\\____ | \\______ /\\____/ \\/\\_//____ >\n";
cout << " \\/ \\/ \\/ \\/ \\/ \\/ \\/ \n"; cout << "Welcome to Bulls and Cows!\n";
cout << "A fun word game, where you try to guess a " << WORD_LENGTH << " letter word without repeating letters(called an isogram).\n\n";
cout << "RULES:\n";
cout << "a) You will have " << limit << " guesses\n";
cout << "b) If you have a 'bull' then you have the correct letter in the correct place\n";
cout << "c) If you have a cow, you have the correct letter, but in the wrong place\n\n";
cout << "Can you guess the " << WORD_LENGTH << " letter isogram I'm thinking of?\n\n";
return;
}
void PlayGame()
{
for (int count = 0; count < limit; count++)
{
GetGuess();
cout << endl;
PrintGuess();
cout << endl;
}
return;
}
string GetGuess() //Main string for asking the player for a guess
{
// USER INPUT; get a guess from the player
cout << "\nEnter your guess; ";
Guess = "";
getline(cin, Guess);
return Guess;
}
//repeat the guess to the player (print guess)
string PrintGuess()
{
// COMFIRMATION; repeat guess back to the player
cout << "Your guess was: " << Guess << endl;
return Guess;
}
And it looks like this in the console;
