//constructor with the piece
public BoardCell(int Y, int X, string CellType, BoardPiece Piece)
{
DefaultImage = CellType;
DefaultHighlightImage = CellType;
this.X = X;
this.Y = Y;
SetPiece(Piece);//set the piece as current piece
}
/// <summary>
/// recieve BoardPiece and set it as current piece
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Piece"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public bool SetPiece(BoardPiece Piece)
{
CurrentPiece = Piece;
if (CurrentPiece != null)
{
CurrentPiece.X = X;
CurrentPiece.Y = Y;
SetSourceImage(CurrentPiece.DefaultHighlightImage);
}
else
{
SetSourceImage(DefaultImage);
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// draw board using 2D array with alternate black and white cells
/// and then populate with pieces on the black cell
/// </summary>
public void drawBoard()
{
content = new BoardCell[8, 8];
int cellColor = 1; // 0 for white and 1 for black
string pieceColor = null;
bool WhiteCell = false;
for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)// to generate alternate cell colours
{
if (cellColor == 0)
{
cellColor = 1;
}
else
{
cellColor = 0;
}
for (int j = 0; j < 8; j++)
{
if (j % 2 == cellColor)
{
WhiteCell = true;
}
else
{
WhiteCell = false;
}
// to generate board pieces
BoardPiece Piece = null;
//it will only generate pieces for black cells
//for first 3 rows and last 3 rows and where cellcolour is black
if ((i < 3 || i > 4) && WhiteCell == false)
{
//for first 3 rows of the board player1 pieces
if (i < 3)
{
//get a colour from player1 to set piece colour for player1
pieceColor = game.Player1.Color;
}
else
{
pieceColor = game.Player2.Color;
}
}
else
{
pieceColor = null;
}
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(pieceColor) == false)
{
if (i < 3)
{
Piece = new BoardPiece(game.Player1);//create a player1 piece
}
else
{
Piece = new BoardPiece(game.Player2);// create a player2 piece
}
}
else
{
Piece = null;
}
BoardCell Cell;
if (WhiteCell)//if WhiteCell= false that means white board cells
{
Cell = new BoardCell(i, j, BoardCell.WHITE_CELL, Piece);
}
else
{
Cell = new BoardCell(i, j, BoardCell.BLACK_CELL, Piece);
}
drawBoardElements(Cell); //draw cell on the grid
content[i, j] = Cell;
if (pieceColor == game.Player1.Color)
{
game.Player1.ActivePieces.Push(Piece);//add to list of active pieces for player1
}
else if (pieceColor == game.Player2.Color)
{
game.Player2.ActivePieces.Push(Piece);//add to list of active pieces for player2
}
}
}
}