10.6: The “Map” Data Structure
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The map data structure is simply a 2D list of lists where the two indexes used represent the X and Y coordinates of the map. The value at each index in the list of lists is a single-character string that represents the title that is on that map at each space:
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– A wooden wall.'x'
– A corner wall.'@'
– The starting space for the player on this level.'.'
– A goal space.'$'
– A space where a star is at the start of the level.'+'
– A space with a goal and the starting player’s space.'*'
– A space with a goal and a star at the start of the level.' '
– A grassy outdoor space.'o'
– An inside floor space. (This is a lowercase letter O, not a zero.)'1'
– A rock on grass.'2'
– A short tree on grass.'3'
– A tall tree on grass.'4'
– An ugly tree on grass.