private bool CapturesChecker(CheckerColor color, int to)
{
if (color == White)
{
return(state.GetCheckersOnPosition(to) == -1);
}
else
{
return(state.GetCheckersOnPosition(to) == 1);
}
}
internal static string CreateXmlForGameBoardState(GameBoardState state, string rootTag)
{
if (state == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("state");
}
if (rootTag == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("rootTag");
}
//Separating each element of the array with a space, and removes trailing spaces
var board = state.getMainBoard().Select(i => i + " ").Aggregate((a, b) => a + b).Trim();
//Wrap the board with tags
board = "<board>" + board + "</board>";
int whiteGoal = state.GetCheckersOnPosition(White.BearOffPositionID());
int whiteBar = state.GetCheckersOnPosition(White.GetBar());
//The agreed format is that black checkers on bar and target should be represented as negative
int blackGoal = state.GetCheckersOnPosition(Black.BearOffPositionID());
blackGoal = Math.Min(blackGoal, blackGoal * -1);
int blackBar = state.GetCheckersOnPosition(Black.GetBar());
blackBar = Math.Min(blackBar, blackBar * -1);
//Wrap each of the above four values in their own tags
var rest = String.Format("<whiteGoal>{0}</whiteGoal><whiteBar>{1}</whiteBar><blackGoal>{2}</blackGoal><blackBar>{3}</blackBar>",
whiteBar, whiteGoal, blackBar, blackGoal);
//Wrapping the entire message in the supplied root tags
if (rootTag == "")
{
return(board + rest);
}
else
{
return(String.Format("<{0}>" + board + rest + "</{0}>", rootTag));
}
}