/// <summary>
/// Display the sudoku puzzle
/// </summary>
/// <param name="puzzle"></param>
private void DisplayPuzzle(PuzzleMonolithic puzzle)
{
int cnt = 1;
IEnumerable <PuzzleMonolithic.Cell> cells = puzzle.GetCells();
foreach (var cell in cells)
{
Console.Write($" {cell.ToString()} ");
if (cnt % PuzzleMonolithic.QUADRIENT_GRID_SIZE == 0 &&
cnt % PuzzleMonolithic.PUZZLE_GRID_SIZE != 0)
{
Console.Write(" | ");
}
// Determine if we need a blank line
if (cnt % PuzzleMonolithic.PUZZLE_GRID_SIZE == 0)
{
Console.WriteLine();
if (cnt % (PuzzleMonolithic.QUADRIENT_GRID_SIZE * PuzzleMonolithic.PUZZLE_GRID_SIZE) == 0)
{
for (int i = 0; i < PuzzleMonolithic.PUZZLE_GRID_SIZE; i++)
{
Console.Write("---");
}
Console.Write("---");
Console.WriteLine();
}
}
cnt++;
}
}
private void LockAllCellValues(PuzzleMonolithic puzzle)
{
IEnumerable <PuzzleMonolithic.Cell> cells = puzzle.GetCells();
foreach (PuzzleMonolithic.Cell cell in cells)
{
cell.IsLocked = true;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Populate each PuzzleMonolithic cell with a random value
/// </summary>
/// <param name="puzzle"></param>
private void PopulateRandomValues(PuzzleMonolithic puzzle)
{
IEnumerable <PuzzleMonolithic.Cell> cells = puzzle.GetCells();
Random rand = new Random();
foreach (var cell in cells)
{
cell.Value = Convert.ToByte((rand.Next() % PuzzleMonolithic.MAX_VALUE) + 1);
}
}