public void NextGeneration()
{
var modifiedCells = new List <Tuple <Tuple <int, int>, CellState> >();
for (var row = 0; row < ActiveGeneration.Rows; row++)
{
for (var column = 0; column < ActiveGeneration.Columns; column++)
{
var cell = ActiveGeneration.GetCell(row, column);
var neighbours = GetNumberOfCellNeighbours(cell, ActiveGeneration);
if (cell.State == CellState.Alive && (neighbours < UnderpopulationRule || neighbours > OverpopulationRule))
{
modifiedCells.Add(new Tuple <Tuple <int, int>, CellState>(cell.Position, CellState.Dead));
}
else if ((cell.State == CellState.Dead || cell.State == CellState.Empty) && neighbours == ReproductionRule)
{
modifiedCells.Add(new Tuple <Tuple <int, int>, CellState>(cell.Position, CellState.Alive));
}
}
}
if (modifiedCells.Any())
{
GenerationNumber++;
Parallel.ForEach(modifiedCells,
tuple => ActiveGeneration.SetCell(tuple.Item1.Item1, tuple.Item1.Item2, tuple.Item2));
}
}
public Cell GetCell(int row, int column)
{
return(ActiveGeneration.GetCell(row, column));
}