/// <summary>
/// Parses the file contents into an object of type SBoard.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fileName">Name and path of the file to be parsed.</param>
/// <returns>A board object containing the puzzle data.</returns>
public static SBoard parseFile(string fileName)
{
string input = File.ReadAllText(fileName);
SBoard board = new SBoard();
int currentCharIndex = 0;
for (int row = 0; row < SBoard.ROW_SIZE; row++)
{
for (int col = 0; col < SBoard.COL_SIZE; col++)
{
int value = -1;
while (value == -1)
{
if (input[currentCharIndex] >= ZERO && input[currentCharIndex] <= NINE)
{
int.TryParse(input[currentCharIndex].ToString(), out value);
}
else if (input[currentCharIndex] == DOT)
{
value = 0;
}
currentCharIndex++;
}
board.setCell(value, row, col);
}
}
return(board);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the up-to-date version of the game board.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The up-to-date version of the game board.</returns>
public SBoard getUpdatedBoard()
{
SBoard updatedBoard = new SBoard();
for (int row = 0; row < SBoard.ROW_SIZE; row++)
{
for (int col = 0; col < SBoard.COL_SIZE; col++)
{
updatedBoard.setCell(boardControl[row, col].getValue(), row, col);
}
}
return(updatedBoard);
}