public void Initialise()
{
for (var widthCount = 0; widthCount < width; widthCount++)
{
cells[widthCount] = new Cell[height];
for (var heightCount = 0; heightCount < height; heightCount++)
{
cells[widthCount][heightCount] = new Cell(this, widthCount, heightCount);
}
}
}
public virtual int NumberOfNeighbours(Cell cell)
{
var x = cell.X;
var y = cell.Y;
var liveNeighbourCells = 0;
if (CellIsAlive(x - 1, y - 1)) liveNeighbourCells++; // top left
if (CellIsAlive(x, y - 1)) liveNeighbourCells++; // top middle
if (CellIsAlive(x + 1, y - 1)) liveNeighbourCells++; // top right
if (CellIsAlive(x - 1, y)) liveNeighbourCells++; // middle left
if (CellIsAlive(x + 1, y)) liveNeighbourCells++; // middle right
if (CellIsAlive(x - 1, y + 1)) liveNeighbourCells++; // bottom right
if (CellIsAlive(x, y + 1)) liveNeighbourCells++; // bottom middle
if (CellIsAlive(x + 1, y + 1)) liveNeighbourCells++; // bottom left
return liveNeighbourCells;
}