#ifndef _RANDOMWALK_H
#define _RANDOMWALK_H

// Owen Astrachan, 6/20/96, modified 5/1/99
// class for implementing a one dimensional random walk
//
// constructor specifies number of steps to take, random walk
// goes left or right with equal probability
//
// two methods for running simulation:
//
// void Simulate()  -- run a complete simulation
//
// Init(); HasMore(); Next() -- idiom for starting and iterating
//                              one step at a time
// accessor functions:
//
// int Position()    -- returns x coordinate
//                      (# steps left/right from origin)
// int Current()     -- alias for GetPosition()
//
// int TotalSteps()  -- returns total # steps taken

class RandomWalk
{
  public:
    RandomWalk(int maxSteps);  // constructor, parameter = max # steps
    void Init();               // take first step of walk
    bool HasMore();            // returns false if walk finished, else true
    void Next();               // take next step of random walk
    
    void Simulate();           // take all steps in simulation
    
    int Position()   const;     // returns position (x coord) of walker
    int Current()    const;     // same as position
    int TotalSteps() const;     // returns total # of steps taken
    
  private:
  
    void TakeStep();           // simulate one step of walk
    int myPosition;            // current x coordinate
    int mySteps;               // # of steps taken
    int myMaxSteps;            // maximum # of steps allowed
};

#endif