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Find the lost keys

Find the lost keys
 
/*
 * 
 * Chapter 10 - AI-Based Problem Solving The Art of Java by Herbert Schildt and
 * James Holmes McGraw-Hill/Osborne 2003
 */

import java.util.Stack;

//Room information.
class RoomInfo {
  String from;

  String to;

  boolean skip;

  RoomInfo(String f, String t) {
    from = f;
    to = t;
    skip = false;
  }
}

public class Keys {
  final int MAX = 100;

  // This array holds the room information.
  RoomInfo room[] = new RoomInfo[MAX];

  int numRooms = 0; // number of rooms

  Stack btStack = new Stack(); // backtrack stack

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    String to, from;
    Keys ob = new Keys();

    ob.setup();

    from = "front_door";
    to = "keys";

    ob.iskeys(from, to);

    if (ob.btStack.size() != 0)
      ob.route(to);
  }

  // Initialize the room database.
  void setup() {
    addRoom("front_door", "lr");
    addRoom("lr", "bath");
    addRoom("lr", "hall");
    addRoom("hall", "bd1");
    addRoom("hall", "bd2");
    addRoom("hall", "mb");
    addRoom("lr", "kitchen");
    addRoom("kitchen", "keys");
  }

  // Put rooms into the database.
  void addRoom(String from, String to) {
    if (numRooms < MAX) {
      room[numRooms] = new RoomInfo(from, to);
      numRooms++;
    } else
      System.out.println("Room database full.\n");
  }

  // Show the route.
  void route(String to) {
    Stack rev = new Stack();
    RoomInfo r;
    int num = btStack.size();

    // Reverse the stack to display path.
    for (int i = 0; i < num; i++)
      rev.push(btStack.pop());

    for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) {
      r = (RoomInfo) rev.pop();
      System.out.print(r.from + " to ");
    }

    System.out.println(to);
  }

  /*
   * If there is a path between from and to, return true, otherwise return
   * false.
   */
  boolean match(String from, String to) {
    for (int i = numRooms - 1; i > -1; i--) {
      if (room[i].from.equals(from) && room[i].to.equals(to)
          && !room[i].skip) {
        room[i].skip = true; // prevent reuse
        return true;
      }
    }

    return false; // not found
  }

  // Given from, find any path.
  RoomInfo find(String from) {
    for (int i = 0; i < numRooms; i++) {
      if (room[i].from.equals(from) && !room[i].skip) {
        RoomInfo r = new RoomInfo(room[i].from, room[i].to);
        room[i].skip = true; // prevent reuse

        return r;
      }
    }
    return null;
  }

  // Determine if there is a path between from and to.
  void iskeys(String from, String to) {
    int dist;
    RoomInfo r;

    // See if at destination.
    if (match(from, to)) {
      btStack.push(new RoomInfo(from, to));
      return;
    }
    // Try another connection.
    r = find(from);
    if (r != null) {
      btStack.push(new RoomInfo(from, to));
      iskeys(r.to, to);
    } else if (btStack.size() > 0) {
      // Backtrack and try another connection.
      r = (RoomInfo) btStack.pop();
      iskeys(r.from, r.to);
    }
  }
}

           
         
  








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