Conquer Club

Posted: **Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:13 am**

Good Morning Map fans...

I've decided to write a small Java app that creates XML for combinations automatically...

So I've devised the logic for the system - and was wondering if anyone can take a sneaky look and let me know if I've made a mistake...

C.

Posted: **Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:20 am**

X = Size of Set
Y = Size of Combination
Z = Number of counters
etc

For Y we need an array of Z counters

counter Z[1] = 1..X-(Y-1)
counter Z[2] = Z[1]+1..X-(Y-2)
counter Z[3] = Z[2]+1..X-(Y-3)

So

Z[i] = Z[i-1]+1..X-(Y-i)

C.

Posted: **Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:25 am**

For a set of 4 elements X [A,B,C,D] choosing combinations of 3...

We get 4 combinations...

Code: Select all: Z[1] Z[2] Z[3] a b c 1 2 3 X[1]=A X[2]=B X[3]=C 1 2 4 X[1]=A X[2]=B X[4]=D 1 3 4 X[1]=A X[3]=C X[4]=D 2 3 4 X[2]=B X[3]=C X[4]=D

So from the top to the bottom we loop the three counters...

So my pseudocode is this...

Code: Select all: loop Z[1] { loop Z[2] { loop Z[3] { a = X[Z[1]] b = X[Z[2]] c = X[Z[3]] output combination to XML } } }

C.

Posted: **Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:05 am**

great idea unfortunately after the first post you completely lost me :lol:

Posted: **Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:45 am**

DiM wrote:great idea unfortunately after the first post you completely lost me

x
me 2

Posted: **Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:53 am**

Looks like the right way to me. I'd be doing it in C, but whatever suits your fancy. Thanks for trying to put something like this together.

Posted: **Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:05 am**

C - pah - C doesn't know about XML properly!!!!

C.

Posted: **Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:08 am**

It's all just strings anyway. :roll:

Posted: **Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:11 am**

Fair point...

After 2 pints at lunch time - my head is struggling to get round recursion... no doubt I'll have solved this quandry by monday morning (no net connection on weekends at the mo - hence no games on CC either BOO!!)

C.

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:58 am**

Sweet - My test output for my program is this...

Code: Select all: Outtputing Elements : AA, BB, CC, - Outtputing Elements : AA, BB, DD, - Outtputing Elements : AA, BB, EE, - Outtputing Elements : AA, BB, FF, - Outtputing Elements : AA, BB, GG, - Outtputing Elements : AA, BB, HH, - Outtputing Elements : AA, BB, II, - Outtputing Elements : AA, BB, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : AA, CC, CC, - Outtputing Elements : AA, CC, DD, - Outtputing Elements : AA, CC, EE, - Outtputing Elements : AA, CC, FF, - Outtputing Elements : AA, CC, GG, - Outtputing Elements : AA, CC, HH, - Outtputing Elements : AA, CC, II, - Outtputing Elements : AA, CC, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : AA, DD, CC, - Outtputing Elements : AA, DD, DD, - Outtputing Elements : AA, DD, EE, - Outtputing Elements : AA, DD, FF, - Outtputing Elements : AA, DD, GG, - Outtputing Elements : AA, DD, HH, - Outtputing Elements : AA, DD, II, - Outtputing Elements : AA, DD, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : AA, EE, CC, - Outtputing Elements : AA, EE, DD, - Outtputing Elements : AA, EE, EE, - Outtputing Elements : AA, EE, FF, - Outtputing Elements : AA, EE, GG, - Outtputing Elements : AA, EE, HH, - Outtputing Elements : AA, EE, II, - Outtputing Elements : AA, EE, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : AA, FF, CC, - Outtputing Elements : AA, FF, DD, - Outtputing Elements : AA, FF, EE, - Outtputing Elements : AA, FF, FF, - Outtputing Elements : AA, FF, GG, - Outtputing Elements : AA, FF, HH, - Outtputing Elements : AA, FF, II, - Outtputing Elements : AA, FF, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : AA, GG, CC, - Outtputing Elements : AA, GG, DD, - Outtputing Elements : AA, GG, EE, - Outtputing Elements : AA, GG, FF, - Outtputing Elements : AA, GG, GG, - Outtputing Elements : AA, GG, HH, - Outtputing Elements : AA, GG, II, - Outtputing Elements : AA, GG, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : AA, HH, CC, - Outtputing Elements : AA, HH, DD, - Outtputing Elements : AA, HH, EE, - Outtputing Elements : AA, HH, FF, - Outtputing Elements : AA, HH, GG, - Outtputing Elements : AA, HH, HH, - Outtputing Elements : AA, HH, II, - Outtputing Elements : AA, HH, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : AA, II, CC, - Outtputing Elements : AA, II, DD, - Outtputing Elements : AA, II, EE, - Outtputing Elements : AA, II, FF, - Outtputing Elements : AA, II, GG, - Outtputing Elements : AA, II, HH, - Outtputing Elements : AA, II, II, - Outtputing Elements : AA, II, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : BB, BB, CC, - Outtputing Elements : BB, BB, DD, - Outtputing Elements : BB, BB, EE, - Outtputing Elements : BB, BB, FF, - Outtputing Elements : BB, BB, GG, - Outtputing Elements : BB, BB, HH, - Outtputing Elements : BB, BB, II, - Outtputing Elements : BB, BB, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : BB, CC, CC, - Outtputing Elements : BB, CC, DD, - Outtputing Elements : BB, CC, EE, - Outtputing Elements : BB, CC, FF, - Outtputing Elements : BB, CC, GG, - Outtputing Elements : BB, CC, HH, - Outtputing Elements : BB, CC, II, - Outtputing Elements : BB, CC, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : BB, DD, CC, - Outtputing Elements : BB, DD, DD, - Outtputing Elements : BB, DD, EE, - Outtputing Elements : BB, DD, FF, - Outtputing Elements : BB, DD, GG, - Outtputing Elements : BB, DD, HH, - Outtputing Elements : BB, DD, II, - Outtputing Elements : BB, DD, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : BB, EE, CC, - Outtputing Elements : BB, EE, DD, - Outtputing Elements : BB, EE, EE, - Outtputing Elements : BB, EE, FF, - Outtputing Elements : BB, EE, GG, - Outtputing Elements : BB, EE, HH, - Outtputing Elements : BB, EE, II, - Outtputing Elements : BB, EE, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : BB, FF, CC, - Outtputing Elements : BB, FF, DD, - Outtputing Elements : BB, FF, EE, - Outtputing Elements : BB, FF, FF, - Outtputing Elements : BB, FF, GG, - Outtputing Elements : BB, FF, HH, - Outtputing Elements : BB, FF, II, - Outtputing Elements : BB, FF, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : BB, GG, CC, - Outtputing Elements : BB, GG, DD, - Outtputing Elements : BB, GG, EE, - Outtputing Elements : BB, GG, FF, - Outtputing Elements : BB, GG, GG, - Outtputing Elements : BB, GG, HH, - Outtputing Elements : BB, GG, II, - Outtputing Elements : BB, GG, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : BB, HH, CC, - Outtputing Elements : BB, HH, DD, - Outtputing Elements : BB, HH, EE, - Outtputing Elements : BB, HH, FF, - Outtputing Elements : BB, HH, GG, - Outtputing Elements : BB, HH, HH, - Outtputing Elements : BB, HH, II, - Outtputing Elements : BB, HH, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : BB, II, CC, - Outtputing Elements : BB, II, DD, - Outtputing Elements : BB, II, EE, - Outtputing Elements : BB, II, FF, - Outtputing Elements : BB, II, GG, - Outtputing Elements : BB, II, HH, - Outtputing Elements : BB, II, II, - Outtputing Elements : BB, II, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : CC, BB, CC, - Outtputing Elements : CC, BB, DD, - Outtputing Elements : CC, BB, EE, - Outtputing Elements : CC, BB, FF, - Outtputing Elements : CC, BB, GG, - Outtputing Elements : CC, BB, HH, - Outtputing Elements : CC, BB, II, - Outtputing Elements : CC, BB, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : CC, CC, CC, - Outtputing Elements : CC, CC, DD, - Outtputing Elements : CC, CC, EE, - Outtputing Elements : CC, CC, FF, - Outtputing Elements : CC, CC, GG, - Outtputing Elements : CC, CC, HH, - Outtputing Elements : CC, CC, II, - Outtputing Elements : CC, CC, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : CC, DD, CC, - Outtputing Elements : CC, DD, DD, - Outtputing Elements : CC, DD, EE, - Outtputing Elements : CC, DD, FF, - Outtputing Elements : CC, DD, GG, - Outtputing Elements : CC, DD, HH, - Outtputing Elements : CC, DD, II, - Outtputing Elements : CC, DD, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : CC, EE, CC, - Outtputing Elements : CC, EE, DD, - Outtputing Elements : CC, EE, EE, - Outtputing Elements : CC, EE, FF, - Outtputing Elements : CC, EE, GG, - Outtputing Elements : CC, EE, HH, - Outtputing Elements : CC, EE, II, - Outtputing Elements : CC, EE, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : CC, FF, CC, - Outtputing Elements : CC, FF, DD, - Outtputing Elements : CC, FF, EE, - Outtputing Elements : CC, FF, FF, - Outtputing Elements : CC, FF, GG, - Outtputing Elements : CC, FF, HH, - Outtputing Elements : CC, FF, II, - Outtputing Elements : CC, FF, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : CC, GG, CC, - Outtputing Elements : CC, GG, DD, - Outtputing Elements : CC, GG, EE, - Outtputing Elements : CC, GG, FF, - Outtputing Elements : CC, GG, GG, - Outtputing Elements : CC, GG, HH, - Outtputing Elements : CC, GG, II, - Outtputing Elements : CC, GG, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : CC, HH, CC, - Outtputing Elements : CC, HH, DD, - Outtputing Elements : CC, HH, EE, - Outtputing Elements : CC, HH, FF, - Outtputing Elements : CC, HH, GG, - Outtputing Elements : CC, HH, HH, - Outtputing Elements : CC, HH, II, - Outtputing Elements : CC, HH, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : CC, II, CC, - Outtputing Elements : CC, II, DD, - Outtputing Elements : CC, II, EE, - Outtputing Elements : CC, II, FF, - Outtputing Elements : CC, II, GG, - Outtputing Elements : CC, II, HH, - Outtputing Elements : CC, II, II, - Outtputing Elements : CC, II, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : DD, BB, CC, - Outtputing Elements : DD, BB, DD, - Outtputing Elements : DD, BB, EE, - Outtputing Elements : DD, BB, FF, - Outtputing Elements : DD, BB, GG, - Outtputing Elements : DD, BB, HH, - Outtputing Elements : DD, BB, II, - Outtputing Elements : DD, BB, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : DD, CC, CC, - Outtputing Elements : DD, CC, DD, - Outtputing Elements : DD, CC, EE, - Outtputing Elements : DD, CC, FF, - Outtputing Elements : DD, CC, GG, - Outtputing Elements : DD, CC, HH, - Outtputing Elements : DD, CC, II, - Outtputing Elements : DD, CC, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : DD, DD, CC, - Outtputing Elements : DD, DD, DD, - Outtputing Elements : DD, DD, EE, - Outtputing Elements : DD, DD, FF, - Outtputing Elements : DD, DD, GG, - Outtputing Elements : DD, DD, HH, - Outtputing Elements : DD, DD, II, - Outtputing Elements : DD, DD, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : DD, EE, CC, - Outtputing Elements : DD, EE, DD, - Outtputing Elements : DD, EE, EE, - Outtputing Elements : DD, EE, FF, - Outtputing Elements : DD, EE, GG, - Outtputing Elements : DD, EE, HH, - Outtputing Elements : DD, EE, II, - Outtputing Elements : DD, EE, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : DD, FF, CC, - Outtputing Elements : DD, FF, DD, - Outtputing Elements : DD, FF, EE, - Outtputing Elements : DD, FF, FF, - Outtputing Elements : DD, FF, GG, - Outtputing Elements : DD, FF, HH, - Outtputing Elements : DD, FF, II, - Outtputing Elements : DD, FF, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : DD, GG, CC, - Outtputing Elements : DD, GG, DD, - Outtputing Elements : DD, GG, EE, - Outtputing Elements : DD, GG, FF, - Outtputing Elements : DD, GG, GG, - Outtputing Elements : DD, GG, HH, - Outtputing Elements : DD, GG, II, - Outtputing Elements : DD, GG, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : DD, HH, CC, - Outtputing Elements : DD, HH, DD, - Outtputing Elements : DD, HH, EE, - Outtputing Elements : DD, HH, FF, - Outtputing Elements : DD, HH, GG, - Outtputing Elements : DD, HH, HH, - Outtputing Elements : DD, HH, II, - Outtputing Elements : DD, HH, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : DD, II, CC, - Outtputing Elements : DD, II, DD, - Outtputing Elements : DD, II, EE, - Outtputing Elements : DD, II, FF, - Outtputing Elements : DD, II, GG, - Outtputing Elements : DD, II, HH, - Outtputing Elements : DD, II, II, - Outtputing Elements : DD, II, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : EE, BB, CC, - Outtputing Elements : EE, BB, DD, - Outtputing Elements : EE, BB, EE, - Outtputing Elements : EE, BB, FF, - Outtputing Elements : EE, BB, GG, - Outtputing Elements : EE, BB, HH, - Outtputing Elements : EE, BB, II, - Outtputing Elements : EE, BB, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : EE, CC, CC, - Outtputing Elements : EE, CC, DD, - Outtputing Elements : EE, CC, EE, - Outtputing Elements : EE, CC, FF, - Outtputing Elements : EE, CC, GG, - Outtputing Elements : EE, CC, HH, - Outtputing Elements : EE, CC, II, - Outtputing Elements : EE, CC, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : EE, DD, CC, - Outtputing Elements : EE, DD, DD, - Outtputing Elements : EE, DD, EE, - Outtputing Elements : EE, DD, FF, - Outtputing Elements : EE, DD, GG, - Outtputing Elements : EE, DD, HH, - Outtputing Elements : EE, DD, II, - Outtputing Elements : EE, DD, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : EE, EE, CC, - Outtputing Elements : EE, EE, DD, - Outtputing Elements : EE, EE, EE, - Outtputing Elements : EE, EE, FF, - Outtputing Elements : EE, EE, GG, - Outtputing Elements : EE, EE, HH, - Outtputing Elements : EE, EE, II, - Outtputing Elements : EE, EE, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : EE, FF, CC, - Outtputing Elements : EE, FF, DD, - Outtputing Elements : EE, FF, EE, - Outtputing Elements : EE, FF, FF, - Outtputing Elements : EE, FF, GG, - Outtputing Elements : EE, FF, HH, - Outtputing Elements : EE, FF, II, - Outtputing Elements : EE, FF, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : EE, GG, CC, - Outtputing Elements : EE, GG, DD, - Outtputing Elements : EE, GG, EE, - Outtputing Elements : EE, GG, FF, - Outtputing Elements : EE, GG, GG, - Outtputing Elements : EE, GG, HH, - Outtputing Elements : EE, GG, II, - Outtputing Elements : EE, GG, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : EE, HH, CC, - Outtputing Elements : EE, HH, DD, - Outtputing Elements : EE, HH, EE, - Outtputing Elements : EE, HH, FF, - Outtputing Elements : EE, HH, GG, - Outtputing Elements : EE, HH, HH, - Outtputing Elements : EE, HH, II, - Outtputing Elements : EE, HH, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : EE, II, CC, - Outtputing Elements : EE, II, DD, - Outtputing Elements : EE, II, EE, - Outtputing Elements : EE, II, FF, - Outtputing Elements : EE, II, GG, - Outtputing Elements : EE, II, HH, - Outtputing Elements : EE, II, II, - Outtputing Elements : EE, II, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : FF, BB, CC, - Outtputing Elements : FF, BB, DD, - Outtputing Elements : FF, BB, EE, - Outtputing Elements : FF, BB, FF, - Outtputing Elements : FF, BB, GG, - Outtputing Elements : FF, BB, HH, - Outtputing Elements : FF, BB, II, - Outtputing Elements : FF, BB, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : FF, CC, CC, - Outtputing Elements : FF, CC, DD, - Outtputing Elements : FF, CC, EE, - Outtputing Elements : FF, CC, FF, - Outtputing Elements : FF, CC, GG, - Outtputing Elements : FF, CC, HH, - Outtputing Elements : FF, CC, II, - Outtputing Elements : FF, CC, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : FF, DD, CC, - Outtputing Elements : FF, DD, DD, - Outtputing Elements : FF, DD, EE, - Outtputing Elements : FF, DD, FF, - Outtputing Elements : FF, DD, GG, - Outtputing Elements : FF, DD, HH, - Outtputing Elements : FF, DD, II, - Outtputing Elements : FF, DD, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : FF, EE, CC, - Outtputing Elements : FF, EE, DD, - Outtputing Elements : FF, EE, EE, - Outtputing Elements : FF, EE, FF, - Outtputing Elements : FF, EE, GG, - Outtputing Elements : FF, EE, HH, - Outtputing Elements : FF, EE, II, - Outtputing Elements : FF, EE, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : FF, FF, CC, - Outtputing Elements : FF, FF, DD, - Outtputing Elements : FF, FF, EE, - Outtputing Elements : FF, FF, FF, - Outtputing Elements : FF, FF, GG, - Outtputing Elements : FF, FF, HH, - Outtputing Elements : FF, FF, II, - Outtputing Elements : FF, FF, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : FF, GG, CC, - Outtputing Elements : FF, GG, DD, - Outtputing Elements : FF, GG, EE, - Outtputing Elements : FF, GG, FF, - Outtputing Elements : FF, GG, GG, - Outtputing Elements : FF, GG, HH, - Outtputing Elements : FF, GG, II, - Outtputing Elements : FF, GG, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : FF, HH, CC, - Outtputing Elements : FF, HH, DD, - Outtputing Elements : FF, HH, EE, - Outtputing Elements : FF, HH, FF, - Outtputing Elements : FF, HH, GG, - Outtputing Elements : FF, HH, HH, - Outtputing Elements : FF, HH, II, - Outtputing Elements : FF, HH, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : FF, II, CC, - Outtputing Elements : FF, II, DD, - Outtputing Elements : FF, II, EE, - Outtputing Elements : FF, II, FF, - Outtputing Elements : FF, II, GG, - Outtputing Elements : FF, II, HH, - Outtputing Elements : FF, II, II, - Outtputing Elements : FF, II, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : GG, BB, CC, - Outtputing Elements : GG, BB, DD, - Outtputing Elements : GG, BB, EE, - Outtputing Elements : GG, BB, FF, - Outtputing Elements : GG, BB, GG, - Outtputing Elements : GG, BB, HH, - Outtputing Elements : GG, BB, II, - Outtputing Elements : GG, BB, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : GG, CC, CC, - Outtputing Elements : GG, CC, DD, - Outtputing Elements : GG, CC, EE, - Outtputing Elements : GG, CC, FF, - Outtputing Elements : GG, CC, GG, - Outtputing Elements : GG, CC, HH, - Outtputing Elements : GG, CC, II, - Outtputing Elements : GG, CC, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : GG, DD, CC, - Outtputing Elements : GG, DD, DD, - Outtputing Elements : GG, DD, EE, - Outtputing Elements : GG, DD, FF, - Outtputing Elements : GG, DD, GG, - Outtputing Elements : GG, DD, HH, - Outtputing Elements : GG, DD, II, - Outtputing Elements : GG, DD, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : GG, EE, CC, - Outtputing Elements : GG, EE, DD, - Outtputing Elements : GG, EE, EE, - Outtputing Elements : GG, EE, FF, - Outtputing Elements : GG, EE, GG, - Outtputing Elements : GG, EE, HH, - Outtputing Elements : GG, EE, II, - Outtputing Elements : GG, EE, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : GG, FF, CC, - Outtputing Elements : GG, FF, DD, - Outtputing Elements : GG, FF, EE, - Outtputing Elements : GG, FF, FF, - Outtputing Elements : GG, FF, GG, - Outtputing Elements : GG, FF, HH, - Outtputing Elements : GG, FF, II, - Outtputing Elements : GG, FF, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : GG, GG, CC, - Outtputing Elements : GG, GG, DD, - Outtputing Elements : GG, GG, EE, - Outtputing Elements : GG, GG, FF, - Outtputing Elements : GG, GG, GG, - Outtputing Elements : GG, GG, HH, - Outtputing Elements : GG, GG, II, - Outtputing Elements : GG, GG, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : GG, HH, CC, - Outtputing Elements : GG, HH, DD, - Outtputing Elements : GG, HH, EE, - Outtputing Elements : GG, HH, FF, - Outtputing Elements : GG, HH, GG, - Outtputing Elements : GG, HH, HH, - Outtputing Elements : GG, HH, II, - Outtputing Elements : GG, HH, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : GG, II, CC, - Outtputing Elements : GG, II, DD, - Outtputing Elements : GG, II, EE, - Outtputing Elements : GG, II, FF, - Outtputing Elements : GG, II, GG, - Outtputing Elements : GG, II, HH, - Outtputing Elements : GG, II, II, - Outtputing Elements : GG, II, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : HH, BB, CC, - Outtputing Elements : HH, BB, DD, - Outtputing Elements : HH, BB, EE, - Outtputing Elements : HH, BB, FF, - Outtputing Elements : HH, BB, GG, - Outtputing Elements : HH, BB, HH, - Outtputing Elements : HH, BB, II, - Outtputing Elements : HH, BB, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : HH, CC, CC, - Outtputing Elements : HH, CC, DD, - Outtputing Elements : HH, CC, EE, - Outtputing Elements : HH, CC, FF, - Outtputing Elements : HH, CC, GG, - Outtputing Elements : HH, CC, HH, - Outtputing Elements : HH, CC, II, - Outtputing Elements : HH, CC, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : HH, DD, CC, - Outtputing Elements : HH, DD, DD, - Outtputing Elements : HH, DD, EE, - Outtputing Elements : HH, DD, FF, - Outtputing Elements : HH, DD, GG, - Outtputing Elements : HH, DD, HH, - Outtputing Elements : HH, DD, II, - Outtputing Elements : HH, DD, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : HH, EE, CC, - Outtputing Elements : HH, EE, DD, - Outtputing Elements : HH, EE, EE, - Outtputing Elements : HH, EE, FF, - Outtputing Elements : HH, EE, GG, - Outtputing Elements : HH, EE, HH, - Outtputing Elements : HH, EE, II, - Outtputing Elements : HH, EE, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : HH, FF, CC, - Outtputing Elements : HH, FF, DD, - Outtputing Elements : HH, FF, EE, - Outtputing Elements : HH, FF, FF, - Outtputing Elements : HH, FF, GG, - Outtputing Elements : HH, FF, HH, - Outtputing Elements : HH, FF, II, - Outtputing Elements : HH, FF, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : HH, GG, CC, - Outtputing Elements : HH, GG, DD, - Outtputing Elements : HH, GG, EE, - Outtputing Elements : HH, GG, FF, - Outtputing Elements : HH, GG, GG, - Outtputing Elements : HH, GG, HH, - Outtputing Elements : HH, GG, II, - Outtputing Elements : HH, GG, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : HH, HH, CC, - Outtputing Elements : HH, HH, DD, - Outtputing Elements : HH, HH, EE, - Outtputing Elements : HH, HH, FF, - Outtputing Elements : HH, HH, GG, - Outtputing Elements : HH, HH, HH, - Outtputing Elements : HH, HH, II, - Outtputing Elements : HH, HH, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : HH, II, CC, - Outtputing Elements : HH, II, DD, - Outtputing Elements : HH, II, EE, - Outtputing Elements : HH, II, FF, - Outtputing Elements : HH, II, GG, - Outtputing Elements : HH, II, HH, - Outtputing Elements : HH, II, II, - Outtputing Elements : HH, II, JJ, - Total outputted 512

Where the components were

AA, BB, CC, DD, EE, FF, GG, HH, II, JJ
and we're selecting groups of 3...

C.

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:59 am**

Now all I need to do is make it good output - i.e. continent worthy...

And make it easily configurable - i.e. read an XML file to take in what you want.

C.

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:36 am**

yeti_c, i'd been keeping up with you until U had those pints for lunch...

Now i'm lost like DiM...

**if you can't beat 'em, baffle 'em with bull!** something like that

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:46 am**

Bugger - I've noticed my output isn't correct...

Back to the looping drawing board...

C.

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:01 am**

Right sorted it out...

Check this output...

Code: Select all: Outtputing Elements : AA, BB, CC, - Outtputing Elements : AA, BB, DD, - Outtputing Elements : AA, BB, EE, - Outtputing Elements : AA, BB, FF, - Outtputing Elements : AA, BB, GG, - Outtputing Elements : AA, BB, HH, - Outtputing Elements : AA, BB, II, - Outtputing Elements : AA, BB, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : AA, CC, DD, - Outtputing Elements : AA, CC, EE, - Outtputing Elements : AA, CC, FF, - Outtputing Elements : AA, CC, GG, - Outtputing Elements : AA, CC, HH, - Outtputing Elements : AA, CC, II, - Outtputing Elements : AA, CC, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : AA, DD, EE, - Outtputing Elements : AA, DD, FF, - Outtputing Elements : AA, DD, GG, - Outtputing Elements : AA, DD, HH, - Outtputing Elements : AA, DD, II, - Outtputing Elements : AA, DD, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : AA, EE, FF, - Outtputing Elements : AA, EE, GG, - Outtputing Elements : AA, EE, HH, - Outtputing Elements : AA, EE, II, - Outtputing Elements : AA, EE, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : AA, FF, GG, - Outtputing Elements : AA, FF, HH, - Outtputing Elements : AA, FF, II, - Outtputing Elements : AA, FF, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : AA, GG, HH, - Outtputing Elements : AA, GG, II, - Outtputing Elements : AA, GG, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : AA, HH, II, - Outtputing Elements : AA, HH, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : AA, II, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : BB, CC, DD, - Outtputing Elements : BB, CC, EE, - Outtputing Elements : BB, CC, FF, - Outtputing Elements : BB, CC, GG, - Outtputing Elements : BB, CC, HH, - Outtputing Elements : BB, CC, II, - Outtputing Elements : BB, CC, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : BB, DD, EE, - Outtputing Elements : BB, DD, FF, - Outtputing Elements : BB, DD, GG, - Outtputing Elements : BB, DD, HH, - Outtputing Elements : BB, DD, II, - Outtputing Elements : BB, DD, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : BB, EE, FF, - Outtputing Elements : BB, EE, GG, - Outtputing Elements : BB, EE, HH, - Outtputing Elements : BB, EE, II, - Outtputing Elements : BB, EE, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : BB, FF, GG, - Outtputing Elements : BB, FF, HH, - Outtputing Elements : BB, FF, II, - Outtputing Elements : BB, FF, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : BB, GG, HH, - Outtputing Elements : BB, GG, II, - Outtputing Elements : BB, GG, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : BB, HH, II, - Outtputing Elements : BB, HH, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : BB, II, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : CC, DD, EE, - Outtputing Elements : CC, DD, FF, - Outtputing Elements : CC, DD, GG, - Outtputing Elements : CC, DD, HH, - Outtputing Elements : CC, DD, II, - Outtputing Elements : CC, DD, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : CC, EE, FF, - Outtputing Elements : CC, EE, GG, - Outtputing Elements : CC, EE, HH, - Outtputing Elements : CC, EE, II, - Outtputing Elements : CC, EE, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : CC, FF, GG, - Outtputing Elements : CC, FF, HH, - Outtputing Elements : CC, FF, II, - Outtputing Elements : CC, FF, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : CC, GG, HH, - Outtputing Elements : CC, GG, II, - Outtputing Elements : CC, GG, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : CC, HH, II, - Outtputing Elements : CC, HH, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : CC, II, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : DD, EE, FF, - Outtputing Elements : DD, EE, GG, - Outtputing Elements : DD, EE, HH, - Outtputing Elements : DD, EE, II, - Outtputing Elements : DD, EE, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : DD, FF, GG, - Outtputing Elements : DD, FF, HH, - Outtputing Elements : DD, FF, II, - Outtputing Elements : DD, FF, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : DD, GG, HH, - Outtputing Elements : DD, GG, II, - Outtputing Elements : DD, GG, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : DD, HH, II, - Outtputing Elements : DD, HH, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : DD, II, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : EE, FF, GG, - Outtputing Elements : EE, FF, HH, - Outtputing Elements : EE, FF, II, - Outtputing Elements : EE, FF, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : EE, GG, HH, - Outtputing Elements : EE, GG, II, - Outtputing Elements : EE, GG, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : EE, HH, II, - Outtputing Elements : EE, HH, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : EE, II, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : FF, GG, HH, - Outtputing Elements : FF, GG, II, - Outtputing Elements : FF, GG, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : FF, HH, II, - Outtputing Elements : FF, HH, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : FF, II, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : GG, HH, II, - Outtputing Elements : GG, HH, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : GG, II, JJ, - Outtputing Elements : HH, II, JJ, - Total outputted 120

C.

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:02 am**

My additional loops were starting at the beginning again and not incremented from my loop...

Sorted...

C.

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:22 am**

Almost there now...

Code: Select all: I've removed the horrid version of this now!!!

C.

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:26 am**

Got it...

Now to make it easily configurable... should be easy...

C.

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<component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>HH</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>II</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>JJ</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>CC</component> <component>EE</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>CC</component> <component>FF</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> 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<continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>DD</component> <component>GG</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>DD</component> <component>HH</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>DD</component> <component>II</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>DD</component> <component>JJ</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>EE</component> <component>GG</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>EE</component> <component>HH</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>EE</component> <component>II</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>EE</component> <component>JJ</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>FF</component> <component>HH</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>FF</component> 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<component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> <component>II</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> <component>JJ</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>FF</component> <component>HH</component> <component>II</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>FF</component> <component>HH</component> <component>JJ</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>FF</component> <component>II</component> <component>JJ</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> <component>II</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> <component>JJ</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>GG</component> <component>II</component> <component>JJ</component> </components> </continent> <continent> <name>test group</name> <bonus>2</bonus> <components> <component>HH</component> <component>II</component> <component>JJ</component> </components> </continent> </map>

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:11 am**

OK then...

Here's the config file...

Code: Select all: <?xml version="1.0"?> <config> <amount>4</amount> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus>  <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </config>

Essentially the small program will require you to fill out a config file for it to run from... this is what it should look like...

The program will run from a command line with 2 arguments.

i.e. java XMLComboGenerator config.xml output.xml

The first will be the path to the config.xml file - and the second will be the path to the output.xml file (including filename)

With the above config file - you get the following output.xml...

Code: Select all: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <map> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>CC</component> <component>EE</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>CC</component> <component>FF</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>CC</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>CC</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>DD</component> <component>EE</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>DD</component> <component>FF</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>DD</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>DD</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>EE</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>EE</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>FF</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>BB</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> <component>EE</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> <component>FF</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>CC</component> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>CC</component> <component>EE</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>CC</component> <component>EE</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>CC</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>CC</component> <component>FF</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>CC</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>DD</component> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>DD</component> <component>EE</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>DD</component> <component>EE</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>DD</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>DD</component> <component>FF</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>DD</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>EE</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>AA</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> <component>EE</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> <component>FF</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>CC</component> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>CC</component> <component>EE</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>CC</component> <component>EE</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>CC</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>CC</component> <component>FF</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>CC</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>DD</component> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>DD</component> <component>EE</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>DD</component> <component>EE</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>DD</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>DD</component> <component>FF</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>DD</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>EE</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>BB</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> <component>EE</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> <component>EE</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> <component>FF</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>CC</component> <component>DD</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>CC</component> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>CC</component> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>CC</component> <component>EE</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>CC</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>DD</component> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>DD</component> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>DD</component> <component>EE</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>DD</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> <continent> <name>name</name> <bonus>4</bonus> <components> <component>EE</component> <component>FF</component> <component>GG</component> <component>HH</component> </components> <overrides> <override>dave</override> </overrides> </continent> </map>

Now the problem is - how to deliver this to you the punter... It might be easier if I get Lack to host it online here - as it requries JDOM.jar to run it...

C.

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:27 am**

I'm not completely clear on what you're trying to achieve. Components are the countries that make up the continents, right? So your program would write XML that groups every 4 countries into every possible continent? I don't see how that is useful..

Btw I'm not trying to shoot down any ideas here, I'm just trying to understand what you want to achieve. I know XML and java (and I'm pretty bored at work atm), so maybe I can help somehow.

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:02 am**

Sierra_Leon wrote:I'm not completely clear on what you're trying to achieve. Components are the countries that make up the continents, right? So your program would write XML that groups every 4 countries into every possible continent? I don't see how that is useful..
Btw I'm not trying to shoot down any ideas here, I'm just trying to understand what you want to achieve. I know XML and java (and I'm pretty bored at work atm), so maybe I can help somehow.

Hi Sierra,

The problem here is that for some maps you need to create a continent based on, say, 5 out of 10 countries... so to ensure that you know when you have all of these countries you have to write out each and every combination of those 5 countries within the set of 10 countries...

This little Java app - does that for you... - it just saves a lot of copy and paste (and time!)

C.

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:13 am**

Ok. So say you need 4 countries out of 10 for a bonus of 4, but actually you own 5 countries: AA BB CC DD and EE.

AA BB CC DD = 4 bonus
AA BB CC EE = 4 bonus
AA BB DD EE = 4 bonus
AA CC DD EE = 4 bonus
BB CC DD EE = 4 bonus

= 20. But you want it to be 4, or if you want to reward a 5th country with an extra bonus, maybe 5 or 6.

You would need to add a negative bonus for owning more than the necessary amount of countries. If you're going to write this program, you should have it calculate this also or you would still be doing an awful lot of math every time.

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:20 am**

Ah yes...

However we can get round that with an overrides / required feature...

Essentially the main problem is that at the moment the XML can't cope with 1 or 2 territories that you have to have and X territories that are optional...

So mainly this is for the SuperMax map... of course I need to do that bit of coding next!!!

C.

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:30 am**

yeti_c wrote:Essentially the main problem is that at the moment the XML can't cope with 1 or 2 territories that you have to have and X territories that are optional...

Can't you just remove all combinations without the territories that you have to have from the list? Say there are AA, BB, CC, DD and EE. To get a bonus, you need 4 out of 5, but AA and EE must be among those 4. The list your program would generate is:

AA BB CC DD
AA BB CC EE
AA BB DD EE
AA CC DD EE
BB CC DD EE

Leave out those without both AA and EE and you are left with:

AA BB CC EE
AA BB DD EE
AA CC DD EE

Which are exactly the combinations that you are looking for, right? Or is the "Leave out those without both AA and EE"-part not possible?

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:37 am**

Indeed - this is the plan for this... but if you take a look in the Supermax thread you will see the exact extent of the problem...

We have 4 sections of 15 territories...

Of these you get a bonus for 4, 7, 10, 13 and all... and you have to hold the leader...

The XML combinations for all of these is quite extensive... hence the need for this generator...

Of course the other way of doing it - is run the generator with all but the obvious - then copy and replace the top half of the XML with the required components into each combination...

i.e.

Territories are

AA BB CC DD EE FF GG

AA - is always required... with groups of 4...

So drop AA from the list and run with 3 against BB CC DD EE FF GG...

Then copy and replace

Code: Select all: <components>

with

Code: Select all: <components> <component>AA</component>

And this will always add in the required elements to the continents...

C.

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:50 am**

yeti_c wrote:Of course the other way of doing it - is run the generator with all but the obvious - then copy and replace the top half of the XML with the required components into each combination...

This sounds like a good plan, but you should be able to have your program do this instead of doing it manually. In your psuedocode, it can be added where you "output combination to XML". You'll need to split the required territories from the rest of them in your input/config file.

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Combination calculator for Continents...

Combination calculator for Continents...