zuul3

src/de/szut/zuul/Game.java

@@ -52,17 +52,40 @@ public class Game
         wizardsRoom = new Room("in a wizards room");
 
         // initialise room exits
-        marketsquare.setExits(tavern, templePyramid, null, sacrificialSite, null, null);
+        marketsquare.setExit("north", tavern);
-        templePyramid.setExits(hut, null, null, marketsquare, wizardsRoom, basement);
+        marketsquare.setExit("east", templePyramid);
-        tavern.setExits(null, hut, marketsquare, null, null, null);
+        marketsquare.setExit("west", sacrificialSite);
-        sacrificialSite.setExits(null, marketsquare, null , null, null, cave);
+
-        hut.setExits(null, jungle, templePyramid, tavern, null, null);
+        templePyramid.setExit("north", hut);
-        jungle.setExits(null, null, null, hut, null, null);
+        templePyramid.setExit("up", wizardsRoom);
-        secretPassage.setExits(null, basement, null, cave, null, null);
+        templePyramid.setExit("down", basement);
-        cave.setExits(null, secretPassage, beach, null, sacrificialSite, null);
+        templePyramid.setExit("west", marketsquare);
-        beach.setExits(cave, null, null, null, null, null);
+
-        basement.setExits(null, null, null, secretPassage, templePyramid, null);
+        tavern.setExit("east", hut);
-        wizardsRoom.setExits(null, null, null, null, null, templePyramid);
+        tavern.setExit("south", marketsquare);
+
+        sacrificialSite.setExit("east", marketsquare);
+        sacrificialSite.setExit("down", cave);
+
+        hut.setExit("east", jungle);
+        hut.setExit("south", templePyramid);
+        hut.setExit("west", tavern);
+
+        jungle.setExit("west", hut);
+
+        secretPassage.setExit("east", basement);
+        secretPassage.setExit("west", cave);
+
+        cave.setExit("east", secretPassage);
+        cave.setExit("south", beach);
+        cave.setExit("up", sacrificialSite);
+
+        beach.setExit("north", cave);
+
+        basement.setExit("west", secretPassage);
+        basement.setExit("up", templePyramid);
+
+        wizardsRoom.setExit("down", templePyramid);
 
         currentRoom = marketsquare;  // start game on marketsquare
     }

src/de/szut/zuul/Room.java

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package de.szut.zuul;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
 /**
  * Class Room - a room in an adventure game.
  *
@@ -17,12 +19,7 @@ package de.szut.zuul;
 public class Room 
 {
     private String description;
-    private Room northExit;
+    private HashMap<String, Room> roomExits;
-    private Room southExit;
-    private Room eastExit;
-    private Room westExit;
-    private Room upExit;
-    private Room downExit;
 
     /**
      * Create a room described "description". Initially, it has
@@ -33,38 +30,15 @@ public class Room
     public Room(String description) 
     {
         this.description = description;
+        this.roomExits = new HashMap<>();
     }
 
     /**
      * Define the exits of this room.  Every direction either leads
      * to another room or is null (no exit there).
-     * @param north The north exit.
-     * @param east The east east.
-     * @param south The south exit.
-     * @param west The west exit.
-     * @param up The up exit.
-     * @param down The down exit.
      */
-    public void setExits(Room north, Room east, Room south, Room west, Room up, Room down)
+    public void setExit(String direction, Room neighbor) {
-    {
+        roomExits.put(direction, neighbor);
-        if(north != null) {
-            northExit = north;
-        }
-        if(east != null) {
-            eastExit = east;
-        }
-        if(south != null) {
-            southExit = south;
-        }
-        if(west != null) {
-            westExit = west;
-        }
-        if(up != null) {
-            upExit = up;
-        }
-        if(down != null) {
-            downExit = down;
-        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -77,36 +51,13 @@ public class Room
     public String exitsToString() {
         StringBuilder exitsInString = new StringBuilder();
 
-        if (northExit != null) {
+        for (String direction : roomExits.keySet()) {
-            exitsInString.append("north ");
+            exitsInString.append(direction).append(" ");
-        }
-        if (eastExit != null) {
-            exitsInString.append("east ");
-        }
-        if (southExit != null) {
-            exitsInString.append("south ");
-        }
-        if (westExit != null) {
-            exitsInString.append("west ");
-        }
-        if (upExit != null) {
-            exitsInString.append("up ");
-        }
-        if (downExit != null) {
-            exitsInString.append("down ");
         }
 
         return exitsInString.toString().trim();
     }
     public Room getExits(String direction) {
-        return switch (direction) {
+        return roomExits.get(direction);
-            case "north" -> northExit;
-            case "east" -> eastExit;
-            case "south" -> southExit;
-            case "west" -> westExit;
-            case "up" -> upExit;
-            case "down" -> downExit;
-            default -> null;
-        };
     }
 }