Flood Fill Algorithm in C and C++

Here you will learn about flood fill algorithm in C and C++.

Flood Fill is a seed fill algorithm similar to Boundary Fill algorithm but sometimes when it is required to fill in an area that is not defined within a single color boundary we use flood fill instead of boundary fill.

For this purpose we can create a function or we can use a predefined function in the graphics.h header file which takes 3 arguments:-

floodfill(x,y,color)

4 Connected Region (Image Source)

In Flood Fill algorithm we start with some seed and examine the neighboring pixels, however pixels are checked for a specified interior color instead of boundary color and is replaced by a new color. It can be done using 4 connected or 8 connected region method.

Below we use 4 connected region recursive algorithm to implement this algorithm.

Algorithm

1. Create a function called as floodFill (x,y,oldcolor,newcolor)

void floodFill(int x,int y,int oldcolor,int newcolor)
{
	if(getpixel(x,y) == oldcolor)
	{
		putpixel(x,y,newcolor);
		floodFill(x+1,y,oldcolor,newcolor);
		floodFill(x,y+1,oldcolor,newcolor);
		floodFill(x-1,y,oldcolor,newcolor);
		floodFill(x,y-1,oldcolor,newcolor);
	}
}
//getpixel(x,y) gives the color of specified pixel

2. Repeat until the polygon is completely filled.

3. Stop.

Program for Flood Fill Algorithm in C and C++

C Program

#include<stdio.h>
#include<graphics.h>
#include<dos.h>

void floodFill(int x,int y,int oldcolor,int newcolor)
{
	if(getpixel(x,y) == oldcolor)
	{
		putpixel(x,y,newcolor);
		floodFill(x+1,y,oldcolor,newcolor);
		floodFill(x,y+1,oldcolor,newcolor);
		floodFill(x-1,y,oldcolor,newcolor);
		floodFill(x,y-1,oldcolor,newcolor);
	}
}
//getpixel(x,y) gives the color of specified pixel 

int main()
{
	int gm,gd=DETECT,radius;
	int x,y;
	
	printf("Enter x and y positions for circle\n");
	scanf("%d%d",&x,&y);
	printf("Enter radius of circle\n");
	scanf("%d",&radius);
	
	initgraph(&gd,&gm,"c:\\turboc3\\bgi");
	circle(x,y,radius);
	floodFill(x,y,0,15);
	delay(5000);
	closegraph();
	
	return 0;
}

C++ Program

#include<iostream.h>
#include<graphics.h>
#include<dos.h>

void floodFill(int x,int y,int oldcolor,int newcolor)
{
	if(getpixel(x,y) == oldcolor)
	{
		putpixel(x,y,newcolor);
		floodFill(x+1,y,oldcolor,newcolor);
		floodFill(x,y+1,oldcolor,newcolor);
		floodFill(x-1,y,oldcolor,newcolor);
		floodFill(x,y-1,oldcolor,newcolor);
	}
}
//getpixel(x,y) gives the color of specified pixel 

int main()
{
	int gm,gd=DETECT,radius;
	int x,y;
	
	cout<<"Enter x and y positions for circle\n";
	cin>>x>>y;
	cout<<"Enter radius of circle\n";
	cin>>radius;
	
	initgraph(&gd,&gm,"c:\\turboc3\\bgi");
	circle(x,y,radius);
	floodFill(x,y,0,15);
	delay(5000);
	closegraph();
	
	return 0;
}

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