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# Conway's Game of Life

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Header file:

    /****************************************************************************
    ** $Id: qt/examples/life/life.h   2.3.2   edited 2001-01-26 $
    **
    ** Copyright (C) 1992-2000 Trolltech AS.  All rights reserved.
    **
    ** This file is part of an example program for Qt.  This example
    ** program may be used, distributed and modified without limitation.
    **
    *****************************************************************************/

    #ifndef LIFE_H
    #define LIFE_H

    #include <qframe.h>

    class LifeWidget : public QFrame
    {
        Q_OBJECT
    public:
        LifeWidget( int s = 10, QWidget *parent = 0, const char *name = 0 );

        void        setPoint( int i, int j );

        int         maxCol() { return maxi; }
        int         maxRow() { return maxj; }

    public slots:
        void        nextGeneration();
        void        clear();

    protected:
        virtual void paintEvent( QPaintEvent * );
        virtual void mouseMoveEvent( QMouseEvent * );
        virtual void mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent * );
        virtual void resizeEvent( QResizeEvent * );
        void         mouseHandle( const QPoint &pos );

    private:
        enum { MAXSIZE = 50, MINSIZE = 10, BORDER = 5 };

        bool        cells[2][MAXSIZE + 2][MAXSIZE + 2];
        int         current;
        int         maxi, maxj;

        int pos2index( int x )
        {
            return ( x - BORDER ) / SCALE + 1;
        }
        int index2pos( int i )
        {
            return  ( i - 1 ) * SCALE + BORDER;
        }

        int SCALE;
    };

    #endif // LIFE_H

Implementation:

    /****************************************************************************
    ** $Id: qt/examples/life/life.cpp   2.3.2   edited 2001-01-26 $
    **
    ** Copyright (C) 1992-2000 Trolltech AS.  All rights reserved.
    **
    ** This file is part of an example program for Qt.  This example
    ** program may be used, distributed and modified without limitation.
    **
    *****************************************************************************/

    #include "life.h"

    #include <qpainter.h>
    #include <qdrawutil.h>
    #include <qcheckbox.h>
    #include <qevent.h>
    #include <qapplication.h>

    // The main game of life widget

    LifeWidget::LifeWidget( int s, QWidget *parent, const char *name )
        : QFrame( parent, name )
    {
        SCALE = s;

        maxi = maxj = 50;
        setMinimumSize( MINSIZE * SCALE + 2 * BORDER,
                       MINSIZE * SCALE + 2 * BORDER );
        setMaximumSize( MAXSIZE * SCALE + 2 * BORDER,
                       MAXSIZE * SCALE + 2 * BORDER );
        setSizeIncrement( SCALE, SCALE);

        clear();
        resize( maxi * SCALE + 2 * BORDER , maxj * SCALE + 2 * BORDER );

    }

    void LifeWidget::clear()
    {
        current = 0;
        for ( int t = 0; t < 2; t++ )
            for ( int i = 0; i < MAXSIZE + 2; i++ )
                for ( int j = 0; j < MAXSIZE + 2; j++ )
                    cells[t][i][j] = FALSE;

        repaint();
    }

    // We assume that the size will never be beyond the maximum size set
    // this is not in general TRUE, but in practice it's good enough for
    // this program

    void LifeWidget::resizeEvent( QResizeEvent * e )
    {
        maxi = (e->size().width()  - 2 * BORDER) / SCALE;
        maxj = (e->size().height() - 2 * BORDER) / SCALE;
    }

    void LifeWidget::setPoint( int i, int j )
    {
        if ( i < 1 || i > maxi || j < 1 || j > maxi )
            return;
        cells[current][i][j] = TRUE;
        repaint( index2pos(i), index2pos(j), SCALE, SCALE, FALSE );
    }

    void LifeWidget::mouseHandle( const QPoint &pos )
    {
        int i = pos2index( pos.x() );
        int j = pos2index( pos.y() );
        setPoint( i, j );
    }

    void LifeWidget::mouseMoveEvent( QMouseEvent *e )
    {
        mouseHandle( e->pos() );
    }

    void LifeWidget::mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent *e )
    {
        if ( e->button() == QMouseEvent::LeftButton )
            mouseHandle( e->pos() );
    }

    void LifeWidget::nextGeneration()
    {
        for ( int i = 1; i <= MAXSIZE; i++ ) {
            for ( int j = 1; j <= MAXSIZE; j++ ) {
                int t = cells[current][i - 1][j - 1]
                + cells[current][i - 1][j]
                + cells[current][i - 1][j + 1]
                + cells[current][i][j - 1]
                + cells[current][i][j + 1]
                + cells[current][i + 1][j - 1]
                + cells[current][i + 1][j]
                + cells[current][i + 1][j + 1];

                cells[!current][i][j] = ( t == 3 ||
                                          t == 2 && cells[current][i][j] );
            }
        }
        current = !current;
        repaint( FALSE );           // repaint without erase
    }

    void LifeWidget::paintEvent( QPaintEvent * e )
    {
        int starti = pos2index( e->rect().left() );
        int stopi  = pos2index( e->rect().right() );
        int startj = pos2index( e->rect().top() );
        int stopj  = pos2index( e->rect().bottom() );

        if (stopi > maxi)
            stopi = maxi;
        if (stopj > maxj)
            stopj = maxj;

        QPainter paint( this );
        for ( int i = starti; i <= stopi; i++ ) {
            for ( int j = startj; j <= stopj; j++ ) {
                if ( cells[current][i][j] )
                    qDrawShadePanel( &paint, index2pos( i ), index2pos( j ),
                                     SCALE - 1, SCALE - 1, colorGroup() );
                else if ( cells[!current][i][j] )
                    paint.eraseRect( index2pos( i ), index2pos( j ),
                                     SCALE - 1, SCALE - 1);
            }
        }
        drawFrame( &paint );
    }

Main:

    /****************************************************************************
    ** $Id: qt/examples/life/main.cpp   2.3.2   edited 2001-06-12 $
    **
    ** Copyright (C) 1992-2000 Trolltech AS.  All rights reserved.
    **
    ** This file is part of an example program for Qt.  This example
    ** program may be used, distributed and modified without limitation.
    **
    *****************************************************************************/

    #include "lifedlg.h"
    #include <qapplication.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>

    void usage()
    {
        qWarning( "Usage: life [-scale scale]" );
    }

    int main( int argc, char **argv )
    {
        QApplication a( argc, argv );

        int scale = 10;

        for ( int i = 1; i < argc; i++ ){
            QString arg = argv[i];
            if ( arg == "-scale" )
                scale = atoi( argv[++i] );
            else {
                usage();
                exit(1);
            }
        }

        if ( scale < 2 )
            scale = 2;

        LifeDialog *life = new LifeDialog( scale );
        a.setMainWidget( life );
        life->setCaption("Qt Example - Life");
        life->show();

        return a.exec();
    }