public override void Randomize()
{
Random rnd = new Random();
for (int row = 0; row < _size; row++)
{
for (int column = 0; column < _size; column++)
{
//get a random number that is from 0 to 5 inclusive
int random = rnd.Next(6);
ColorCell cell = GetCell(row, column);
if (random > 2)
{
cell.IsAlive = false;
}
else
{
/*
* Byte[] randomColorValues = new byte[3];
* Random randomNumberGenerator = new Random();
* randomNumberGenerator.NextBytes(randomColorValues); //fill the array with 3 random values within the range allowed for bytes
*
* cell.IsAlive = true;
* cell.red = randomColorValues[0];
* cell.green = randomColorValues[1];
* cell.blue = randomColorValues[2];
*/
cell.IsAlive = true;
cell.red = (byte)rnd.Next(255);
cell.green = (byte)rnd.Next(255);
cell.blue = (byte)rnd.Next(255);
}
}
}
}
public override void UpdateDisplay(Grid matrix)
{
matrix.Children.Clear();
for (int rowIndex = 0; rowIndex < _size; rowIndex++)
{
for (int columnIndex = 0; columnIndex < _size; columnIndex++)
{
Button square = new Button();
ColorCell cell = GetCell(rowIndex, columnIndex);
if (cell.IsAlive)
{
Color color = Color.FromArgb(255, cell.red, cell.green, cell.blue);
SolidColorBrush brush = new SolidColorBrush(color);
square.Background = brush;
}
else
{
square.Background = Brushes.White;
}
matrix.Children.Add(square);
Grid.SetRow(square, rowIndex);
Grid.SetColumn(square, columnIndex);
}
}
}
private bool isAlive(int row, int column)
{
if (row < 0 || row >= _size || column < 0 || column >= _size)
{
return(false);
}
else
{
ColorCell cell = GetCell(row, column);
return(cell.IsAlive);
}
}
public GeneticLife(int inSize)
{
this._size = inSize;
cells = new ColorCell[_size,_size];
for (int row =0; row < _size; row++)
{
for (int column = 0; column < _size; column++)
{
cells[row, column] = new ColorCell();
}
}
}
public GeneticLife(int inSize)
{
this._size = inSize;
cells = new ColorCell[_size, _size];
for (int row = 0; row < _size; row++)
{
for (int column = 0; column < _size; column++)
{
cells[row, column] = new ColorCell();
}
}
}
public override String ToString()
{
String result = "";
for (int rowIndex = 0; rowIndex < _size; rowIndex++)
{
for (int columnIndex = 0; columnIndex < _size; columnIndex++)
{
ColorCell cell = GetCell(rowIndex, columnIndex);
result += "(" + cell.red + "," + cell.green + "," + cell.blue + ")\t";
}
result += "\n";
}
return(result);
}
public override void Iterate()
{
ColorCell[,] newCells = new ColorCell[_size, _size];
for (int row = 0; row < _size; row++)
{
for (int column = 0; column < _size; column++)
{
List <ColorCell> living = getLivingSurroundingCells(row, column);
if (isAlive(row, column))
{
if (living.Count == 2 || living.Count == 3)
{
newCells[row, column] = GetCell(row, column); //lives on with no change
}
else
{
newCells[row, column] = new ColorCell();
newCells[row, column].IsAlive = false;
}
}
else
{
if (living.Count == 3)
{
ColorCell combine = combineCells(living);
newCells[row, column] = combine;
}
else
{
newCells[row, column] = new ColorCell();
newCells[row, column].IsAlive = false;
}
}
}
}
cells = newCells;
}
private ColorCell combineCells(List <ColorCell> parents)
{
//use integer to avoid overflow
int[] sums = new int[3];
for (int index = 0; index < parents.Count; index++)
{
ColorCell check = parents[index];
sums[0] += check.red;
sums[1] += check.green;
sums[2] += check.blue;
}
//now convert back down to byte for the average
byte redAvg = (byte)(sums[0] / parents.Count); //we loose some precision on the division, but that's ok
byte greenAvg = (byte)(sums[1] / parents.Count);
byte blueAvg = (byte)(sums[2] / parents.Count);
ColorCell result = new ColorCell();
result.IsAlive = true;
result.red = redAvg;
result.green = greenAvg;
result.blue = blueAvg;
return(result);
}
private ColorCell combineCells(List<ColorCell> parents)
{
//use integer to avoid overflow
int[] sums = new int[3];
for (int index=0; index < parents.Count; index++)
{
ColorCell check = parents[index];
sums[0] += check.red;
sums[1] += check.green;
sums[2] += check.blue;
}
//now convert back down to byte for the average
byte redAvg = (byte)(sums[0] / parents.Count); //we loose some precision on the division, but that's ok
byte greenAvg = (byte)(sums[1] / parents.Count);
byte blueAvg = (byte)(sums[2] / parents.Count);
ColorCell result = new ColorCell();
result.IsAlive = true;
result.red = redAvg;
result.green = greenAvg;
result.blue = blueAvg;
return result;
}
public override void Iterate()
{
ColorCell[,] newCells = new ColorCell[_size,_size];
for (int row = 0; row < _size; row++)
{
for (int column = 0; column < _size; column++)
{
List<ColorCell> living = getLivingSurroundingCells(row, column);
if (isAlive(row, column)) {
if (living.Count == 2 || living.Count == 3)
{
newCells[row, column] = GetCell(row, column); //lives on with no change
}
else
{
newCells[row, column] = new ColorCell();
newCells[row, column].IsAlive = false;
}
}
else
{
if (living.Count == 3)
{
ColorCell combine = combineCells(living);
newCells[row, column] = combine;
}
else
{
newCells[row, column] = new ColorCell();
newCells[row, column].IsAlive = false;
}
}
}
}
cells = newCells;
}
private void initializeSimpleColors(ColorCell cell)
{
cell.red = 1;
cell.green = 2;
cell.blue = 3;
}