public void TestGrid()
{ // bad data test - should return an error
try
{
Grid grid = new Grid(-2, -2);
grid.DisplayGrid();
grid.NextGeneration();
Console.WriteLine();
grid.DisplayGrid();
Console.WriteLine("Test Successful.");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
// good data test - should work completely fine
try
{
Grid grid = new Grid(10, 10);
grid.DisplayGrid();
grid.NextGeneration();
Console.WriteLine();
grid.DisplayGrid();
Console.WriteLine("Test Successful.");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
Console.ReadLine();
// big data test - should return a grid without proper rows and columns, essentially a sea of numbers
try
{
Grid grid = new Grid(200, 200);
grid.DisplayGrid();
grid.NextGeneration();
Console.WriteLine();
grid.DisplayGrid();
Console.WriteLine("Test Successful.");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Test test = new Test();
// Creating variables to hold the dimensions of the grid
int numRows = 0, numColumns = 0;
//Creating a boolean to help work through exception handling by checking if the input is valid
Boolean checker = false;
//Asking how many rows the user wants.
//If the input is invalid then the catch returns a message telling the user to try again
Console.WriteLine("How many rows do you want? Your input must be greater than 0.");
while (checker == false)
{
try
{
numRows = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
if (numRows > 0)
{
checker = true;
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Your input is invalid. Input an integer greater than 0");
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
Console.Write("Please try again: ");
}
}
//Making the checker false so that it can be used for the columns
checker = false;
//Asking how many columns the user wants.
//If the input is invalid then the catch returns a message telling the user to try again
Console.WriteLine("How many columns do you want? Your input must be greater than 0");
while (checker == false)
{
try
{
numColumns = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
if (numColumns > 0)
{
checker = true;
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Your input is invalid. Input an integer greater than 0");
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
Console.Write("Please try again: ");
}
}
//Initializing a new grid. This will be used to run the game of life
Grid primaryArray = new Grid(numRows, numColumns);
//Printing the initial grid.
Console.WriteLine("Here is your intial grid! Generation 0:");
primaryArray.DisplayGrid();
//Making the checker variable false so that it can be used again
checker = false;
//Creating a variable to determine how many times the game will be played.
//If the user inputs something invalid, the console will return a message and then make them try again
int repeatNumber = 0;
while (checker == false)
{
try
{
Console.WriteLine("How many times do you want the program to run? You must input a number greater than zero.");
repeatNumber = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
if (repeatNumber > 0)
{
checker = true;
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Your input is invalid. Input an integer greater than 0");
}
}
catch
{
Console.Write("Input is invaid. Please enter an integer: ");
}
}
//This loop runs as many times as the user wanted the program to run
for (int i = 0; i < repeatNumber; i++)
{
// This chunk of code checks, evaluates, and switches the grid to its next generation using methods, then prints it
//Console.Clear();
primaryArray.NextGeneration();
Console.WriteLine("Here is generation number: " + (i + 1));
primaryArray.DisplayGrid();
Console.ReadLine();
Thread.Sleep(300);
}
//Wishing the user farewell.
Console.WriteLine("Thank you for using the program!");
Console.ReadLine();
}
