// checks if the cell is not exposed
internal bool IsValidCell(string i_StrToCheck)
{
int rowIndex = i_StrToCheck[1] - '1';
int colIndex = i_StrToCheck[0] - 'A';
return(!m_Board.GetBoolExpose(rowIndex, colIndex));
}
// given a board, prints the board in the required format as needed.
internal static void printBoardToScreen(MemoryBoard i_Board)
{
StringBuilder boardToPrint = new StringBuilder();
int rowLength = i_Board.GetNumberOfRows();
int colLength = i_Board.GetNumberOfColumns();
// prints the first row
for (int i = 0; i <= colLength; i++)
{
if (i == 0)
{
boardToPrint.Append(" ");
}
else
{
boardToPrint.Append((char)(k_FirstColumnIndex + i - 1));
boardToPrint.Append(" ");
}
}
helperPrinter(colLength, ref boardToPrint);
for (int i = 0; i < rowLength; i++)
{
boardToPrint.Append((char)(k_FirstRowIndex + i));
boardToPrint.Append(" | ");
for (int j = 0; j < colLength; j++)
{
string strToAppend = i_Board.GetBoolExpose(i, j) ? i_Board.GetCellValue(i, j).ToString() : (" ");
boardToPrint.Append(strToAppend);
boardToPrint.Append(" | ");
}
helperPrinter(colLength, ref boardToPrint);
}
Console.Write(boardToPrint);
}