/// <summary>
/// Board constructor
/// </summary>
/// <param name="nbCellX">number of current cell on x</param>
/// <param name="nbCellY">number of current cell on y</param>
/// <param name="maxCellX">maximum number of cell on x (for precompute cell array)</param>
/// <param name="maxCellY">maximum number of cell on y (for precompute cell array)</param>
public Board(int nbCellX, int nbCellY, int maxCellX, int maxCellY)
{
NbCellX = nbCellX;
NbCellY = nbCellY;
MAX_BOARD_SIZE_X = maxCellX;
MAX_BOARD_SIZE_Y = maxCellY;
board = new Cell[MAX_BOARD_SIZE_X, MAX_BOARD_SIZE_Y];
InitBoard();
BoardStatistics = new BoardStatistics(this);
}
/// <summary>
/// Compute the next board state.
/// The simulation rules are implemented here.
/// If no changes are made the simulation is finish
/// </summary>
public void NextIteration()
{
IsEnd = true;
int[,] boardNeighbours = ComputeBoardNeighbours();//get the neighboor array
for (int i = 0; i < NbCellX; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < NbCellY; j++)
{
int nbNeighbours = boardNeighbours[i, j];
if (board[i, j].IsAlive)
{
board[i, j].Age++;
if (nbNeighbours < 2)
{
board[i, j].IsAlive = false;
IsEnd = false;
}
if (nbNeighbours > 3)
{
board[i, j].IsAlive = false;
IsEnd = false;
}
}
else
{
if (nbNeighbours == 3)
{
board[i, j].IsAlive = true;
IsEnd = false;
}
}
}
}
BoardStatistics.IncIteration();
}
