/// <summary>
/// CreateMatrix: Is a void method for packing a two dimentional integer array with 0's and 1's which were obtained from the user input in the console.
/// It takes three integer parameters.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="rows">The amount of rows for the array.</param>
/// <param name="cols">The amount of columns for the array.</param>
/// <param name="matrix">Two-dimensional array.</param>
public static void CreateMatrix(int rows, int cols, int[,] matrix)
{
Console.WriteLine("Please type a combination of 1's and 0's within the specified dimensions.");
for (int row = 0; row < rows; row++)
{
string tempCurrentRow = Console.ReadLine();
int[] currentRow = ConvertValues.ConvertRowToInt(tempCurrentRow);
for (int col = 0; col < cols; col++)
{
matrix[row, col] = currentRow[col];
}
}
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine(" ______________________________________________________________________\n" +
"|This game will check how many times will a specific cell from the grid|\n" +
"|change its state to green over the course of predifined turns. |\n" +
"|______________________________________________________________________|");
Console.WriteLine("Please type the dimensions of the grid. For example: 3, 3");
int[] gridDimensions = ConvertValues.ParseValues();
int rows = gridDimensions[0];
int cols = gridDimensions[1];
int[,] matrix = new int[rows, cols];
Matrix.CreateMatrix(rows, cols, matrix);
Console.WriteLine($"Please specify the coordinates of the cell you would like to check the changes for and the amount of turns.\n" +
$"Use the following format: x, y, z\n" +
$"The (x) represents the width, (y) represents the height and (z) represents the amount of turns.");
int[] coordinates = ConvertValues.ParseValues();
int y = coordinates[0];
int x = coordinates[1];
int generations = coordinates[2];
/*
* END OF INPUT PART!
*/
const byte greenCell = 1;
const byte redCell = 0;
int cellStateChangeCount = 0;
cellStateChangeCount = GenerationsEngine.CreateGenerations(matrix, y, x, generations, greenCell, redCell, cellStateChangeCount);
Console.WriteLine($"Times that cell [{y}, {x}] changed its state in {generations} generations: {cellStateChangeCount}");
}