/// <summary>
/// This method updates the status of each cell in the Game of Life board
/// </summary>
/// <param name="matrix">Matrix containing the cells of the Game of Life board</param>
/// <returns>The updated board matrix (The next day)</returns>
public static Cell[,] MakeMove(Cell[,] matrix)
{
// Copy all elements in matrix to _bufferMatrix
CopyCells(matrix);
// Update each cell in _bufferMatrix
for (int i = 0; i < matrix.GetLength(0); i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < matrix.GetLength(1); j++)
{
int? cellStatus = matrix[i, j].Status;
UpdateCell(matrix, i, j, cellStatus);
}
}
return _bufferMatrix;
}
/// <summary>
/// Use to copy all elements in matrix to _bufferMatrix
/// </summary>
/// <param name="matrix">Matrix containing all cells of the Game of Life board</param>
/// <remarks>If elements in the parameter are not value types, the following modification is needed: replace contents in first nested loop with outcommented code</remarks>
private static void CopyCells(Cell[,] matrix)
{
int dimensionI = matrix.GetLength(0);
int dimensionJ = matrix.GetLength(1);
_bufferMatrix = new Cell[dimensionI, dimensionJ];
for (int i = 0; i < dimensionI; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < dimensionJ; j++)
{
_bufferMatrix[i, j] = matrix[i, j];
//// The following commented lines should replace the line above if Cell becomes a reference type instead of a value type.
//_bufferMatrix[i, j] = new Cell();
//_bufferMatrix[i,j].Status = matrix[i,j].Status;
}
}
}
