How to implement connected rooms?

Question

This may be a duplicate question as I don\'t know to phrase the search query. I\'m creating a Zork-like text based game in Java where the character moves to different rooms whic

Answer 1

You can store your Room objects in a List or a Set or (as Lars D suggested) an array.

Within Room, I think a nice way to store exits (considering they could be other than just the 4 cardinal directions) would be in a Map, with an Enum for the direction and the adjoining Room as the value.

That's pretty efficient in storage space and should also be quick enough to navigate through.