private List <Group> LocateGroups(PatientMatrix <T> matrix)
{
var groups = new List <Group>();
var visited = new PatientMatrix <bool>(matrix.Rows, matrix.Columns);
// loop through all coordinates in matrix that are not yet visited
foreach (var coordinate in matrix.Where(c => !visited[c]))
{
// assign visited flag for this coordinates to true
visited[coordinate] = true;
// Determines whether the specified object equals to the current object
if (!matrix[coordinate].Equals(_groupValue))
{
continue;
}
// Construct the group and add it to the generic list.
var group = new GroupConstructor <T>(matrix, visited).Construct(coordinate);
groups.Add(group);
}
// return group list
return(groups);
}
// Class constructor
public GroupConstructor(PatientMatrix <T> matrix, PatientMatrix <bool> visited)
{
_visited = visited;
_matrix = matrix;
}