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cpsc350-hw2

cpsc350-hw2: C++ Game of Life Assignment

a) Tarek El-Hajjaoui b) Student ID: 1902662 c) Chapman Email: [email protected] d) Course Number & Section: CPSC 350-03 e) Homework Assignment 2

Source Files: main.cpp Cell.h Cell.cpp Grid.h Grid.cpp Doughnut.h Doughnut.cpp Mirror.h Mirror.cpp Game.h Game.cpp FileError.h FileError.cpp 3) N/A

References:

• ZyBooks

• C++ inheritance: https://www.tutorialspoint.com/cplusplus/cpp_inheritance.htm & https://www.w3schools.com/cpp/cpp_inheritance.asp & https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33350175/c-override-inherited-methods

• C++ validating user input: https://www.hackerearth.com/practice/notes/validating-user-input-in-c/

• C++ sleep function: https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/cpp-sleep/

• C++ 2D array dynamic allocation: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/936687/how-do-i-declare-a-2d-array-in-c-using-new

• C++ Read/Write Files: https://www.w3schools.com/cpp/cpp_files.asp

• Convert a string to uppercase: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/735204/convert-a-string-in-c-to-upper-case

• C++ generate random number between 0 and 1: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9878965/rand-between-0-and-1

• cmath library: http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/cmath/

• C++ push_back string method: http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/string/string/push_back/

Instructions to run assignment:

1. Compile with: g++ *.cpp or run make
2. Run a.out followed by the name of the input file: ./a.out fileName
3. Follow the instructions of the program that are prompted on the console.