private static int traverseHill(int right = 3, int down = 1)
{
int currentRow = 0;
int currentColumn = 0;
int treesEncountered = 0;
Console.WriteLine($"Going down the hill at {right}X{down}");
// foreach(string hillRow in TreePattern)
for (currentRow = 0; currentRow < TreePattern.Count(); currentRow += down)
{
if (currentRow % down == 1)
{
Console.WriteLine("skipping");
continue;
}
string hillRow = TreePattern[currentRow];
if (hillRow[currentColumn] == '#')
{
treesEncountered++;
}
// at the end index the row and column
//currentRow += 1;
currentColumn += right;
currentColumn %= hillRow.Length;
}
Console.WriteLine("Reached the bottom");
Console.WriteLine($"Encountered {treesEncountered} trees!");
return(treesEncountered);
}
