public bool getTransition(int i, int j, CAState cas)
{
int neighbors = (cas.getValue(i - 1, j - 1)? 1: 0) +
(cas.getValue(i - 1, j)? 1: 0) +
(cas.getValue(i - 1, j + 1)? 1: 0) +
(cas.getValue(i, j - 1)? 1: 0) +
(cas.getValue(i, j + 1)? 1: 0) +
(cas.getValue(i + 1, j - 1)? 1: 0) +
(cas.getValue(i + 1, j)? 1: 0) +
(cas.getValue(i + 1, j + 1)? 1: 0);
if (cas.getValue(i, j))
{
if (neighbors < 2 || neighbors > 3)
{
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
else if (neighbors == 3)
{
return(true);
}
return(false);
}
// simple breeding model - randomly choose each cell from either A or B
private CAState breed(CAState a, CAState b, Random rng)
{
CAState c = new CAState(a);
for (int i = 0; i < c.Width; ++i)
{
for (int j = 0; j < c.Height; ++j)
{
if (rng.Next() % 2 == 0)
{
c.setValue(i, j, a.getValue(i, j));
}
else
{
c.setValue(i, j, b.getValue(i, j));
}
}
}
return(c);
}