bulls and cows [guess 4 characters]

Bjarne Stroustrup “Programming Principles and Practice Using C++”
Chapter 6 Exercise 8
Using std_lib_facilities.h by Bjarne Stroustrup.

[code language=”cpp”]
// Philipp Siedler
// Bjarne Stroustrup’s PP
// Chapter 6 Exercise 8

#include "std_lib_facilities.h"

vector<char> randomCharGen(int _seed, int _num) {
vector <char> chosen;
int counter = 0;
vector <char> alphabet = { ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’, ‘d’, ‘e’, ‘f’, ‘g’,
‘h’, ‘i’, ‘j’, ‘k’, ‘l’, ‘m’, ‘n’, ‘o’, ‘p’, ‘q’, ‘r’, ‘s’,
‘t’, ‘u’, ‘v’, ‘w’, ‘x’, ‘y’, ‘z’ };

srand(_seed);
while (chosen.size() < _num) {
char temp = alphabet[rand() % alphabet.size()];
if (chosen.size() == 0) {
chosen.push_back(temp);
}
else{
for (int j = 0; j < chosen.size(); j++) {
if (temp == chosen[j]) {
counter++;
}
}
if (counter == 0) {
chosen.push_back(temp);
}
else {
counter = 0;
}
}
}
return chosen;
}

int main()
try
{
vector <char> randomChars;
vector <char> charGuess;
char charGuessTemp;
int charGuessCheck;

int bulls = 0;
int cows = 0;

int charNums = 4;
int seed;
string seedCheck;

string answer = "noAnswer";

while (randomChars.size() < charNums) {
cout << "Enter seed value between 0 and 100\n";
if (cin >> seed && seed <= 100 && seed >= 0) {}
else {
cin.clear();
cin >> seedCheck;
error("Seed value is wrong: ", seedCheck);
}
randomChars = randomCharGen(seed, charNums);

for (int i = 0; i < randomChars.size(); i++) {
cout << randomChars[i] << "\n";
}

while (bulls != charNums) {
bulls = 0;
cows = 0;

cout << "Enter 4 different letters\n";
if (cin) {
while (charGuess.size() < charNums) {
if (cin >> charGuessTemp) {
charGuess.push_back(charGuessTemp);
}
else {
cin.clear();
cin >> charGuessCheck;
error("Entered wrong guess", charGuessCheck);
}
}
}

//COMPARING GUESS AND RANDOM LETTERS
for (int i = 0; i < charNums; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < charNums; j++) {
if (charGuess[i] == randomChars[j] && i == j) {
bulls++;
}
else if (charGuess[i] == randomChars[j] && i != j) {
cows++;
}
}
}
cout << "Bulls: " << bulls << " Cows: " << cows << "\n";
charGuess.clear();
}

cout << "You win!\n";
cout << "Play again? Type y for yes and n for no: ";
cin >> answer;

if (answer == "noAnswer") {
error("Wrong Answer.");
}
else if (answer == "y") {
randomChars.clear();
bulls = 0;
}
}
keep_window_open(".");
}

catch (runtime_error e) {
cout << e.what() << "\n";
keep_window_open(".");
}
catch (…) {
cout << "Extiting" << "\n";
keep_window_open(".");
}
[/code]

Output:
Enter sentece to be checked or x to exit:
birds fly and fish swim.
OK!
x for exit or continue:
C++ rules.
OK!
x for exit or continue:
x
Please enter . to exit