public int getPop()
{
int alive = 0;
Task[] tasks = new Task[numThreads];
for (int i = 0; i < numThreads; i++)
{
var i2 = i;
int minRange = worldlength / numThreads * i;
int maxRange = worldlength / numThreads * (i + 1);
tasks[i] = (Task.Factory.StartNew(() => Threads.popCount(minRange, maxRange, ref alive)));
}
Task.WaitAll(tasks);
return(alive);
}
public void threadedAdvance()
{
newworld = (bool[, ])world.Clone();
Task[] tasks = new Task[numThreads];
for (int i = 0; i < numThreads; i++)
{
var i2 = i;
int minRange = worldlength / numThreads * i;
int maxRange = worldlength / numThreads * (i + 1);
tasks[i] = (Task.Factory.StartNew(() => Threads.advance(min: minRange, max: maxRange, name: i2.ToString())));
}
Task.WaitAll(tasks);
//All threads have run, time to update the world
world = (bool[, ])newworld.Clone();
}