public static bool IfCellEmpty(string[,] gameBoard, boardCoordinate coordinates)
{
bool isCellEmpty = (gameBoard[coordinates.row, coordinates.column] == EMPTY_CELL);
if (!isCellEmpty)
{
Console.WriteLine("\n This cell is already occupied. Please try again.");
}
return(isCellEmpty);
}
static boardCoordinate ParseCoordinates(string rawCoordinates)
{
var coordinate = new boardCoordinate();
const int COORD_X = 0; //First and third positions
const int COORD_Y = 2; //of the input string respectively
coordinate.row = int.Parse(rawCoordinates[COORD_X].ToString());
coordinate.column = int.Parse(rawCoordinates[COORD_Y].ToString());
return(coordinate);
}
//The gameplay method
public static void Start()
{
Draw.InitialGameBoard(gameBoard);
while (!Verify.IfGameOver(gameBoard, numberOfTurnsMade))
{
numberOfTurnsMade++;
string rawCoordinates = "";
bool isRightFormat = false; //Format of coordinate imput
bool isEmpty = false; //If current cell is empty
//Print prompt and receive coordinates of the turn
while (!isEmpty)
{
do
{
rawCoordinates = ReceiveCoordinates(currentSign);
isRightFormat = Verify.CheckCoordinates(rawCoordinates);
}while (!isRightFormat);
boardCoordinate coordinates = ParseCoordinates(rawCoordinates);
isEmpty = Verify.IfCellEmpty(gameBoard, coordinates);
if (!isEmpty)
{
Console.WriteLine("\n This cell is already occupied. Please try again.");
}
else
{
gameBoard[coordinates.row, coordinates.column] = currentSign.ToString();
}
}
Draw.CurrentGameBoard(gameBoard);
ChangeCurrentSign();
}
}