public bool WillItLive(Cell cell, List<Cell> neighbours)
{
var liveNeighbours = neighbours.Count(c => c.IsAlive);
if(cell.IsAlive && liveNeighbours < 2)
return false;
if(cell.IsAlive && liveNeighbours > 3)
return false;
if(cell.IsAlive && (liveNeighbours == 2 || liveNeighbours == 3))
return true;
if(!cell.IsAlive && liveNeighbours == 3)
return true;
return false;
}
public List<Cell> GetNeighbours(Cell cell)
{
var northwestXY = new { Y = cell.Y - 1, X = cell.X - 1 };
var northXY = new { Y = cell.Y - 1, X = cell.X };
var northeastXY = new { Y = cell.Y - 1, X = cell.X + 1 };
var westXY = new { Y = cell.Y, X = cell.X - 1 };
var eastXY = new { Y = cell.Y, X = cell.X + 1 };
var southwestXY = new { Y = cell.Y + 1, X = cell.X - 1 };
var southXY = new { Y = cell.Y + 1, X = cell.X };
var southeastXY = new { Y = cell.Y + 1, X = cell.X + 1 };
var neighbours = new List<Cell>
{
getCellFromBoard(northwestXY.X, northwestXY.Y),
getCellFromBoard(northXY.X, northXY.Y),
getCellFromBoard(northeastXY.X, northeastXY.Y),
getCellFromBoard(westXY.X, westXY.Y),
getCellFromBoard(eastXY.X, eastXY.Y),
getCellFromBoard(southwestXY.X, southwestXY.Y),
getCellFromBoard(southXY.X, southXY.Y),
getCellFromBoard(southeastXY.X, southeastXY.Y)
};
return neighbours;
}
private string formatColumn(Cell cell)
{
return string.Format(" {0}", cell.IsAlive ? "+" : " ");;
}
