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Thread: Help making a method inloving a 2d array and file IO

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    Default Help making a method inloving a 2d array and file IO

    This is pretty broad, but I'm just looking for a starting point. I have initialized and created an array called checkerboard. I have read in a txt file that has 64 characters that resembles a checkerboard. Eventually I need to make a method that reads in these characters of my txt file and places them in my [8][8] array. I then need to make a loop that determines and prints out how many possible jumps red can make on black. I need to have two classes. I have one named Checkerboard with the main method and another named checkers I haven't yet touched. Again - not looking for anything too specific I just need a bone of how in the world I can begin writing this method. Here is the code I have in my Checker board class so far.

     
    import java.io.File;
     
    import java.io.FileWriter;
    import java.io.IOException;
    import java.io.PrintWriter;
    import java.util.Scanner;
     
    public class Checkerboard
    {
     
     
    	/**
    	 * @param args
    	 */
     
     
     
     
     
    	//public String black = "B";
    	//public String red = "R";
    	 private char [][] checkerboard = new char [8] [8];
     
     
     
    		public void readFile(Scanner infile) 
    		{
     
    			for(int row = 0; row< checkerboard.length; row++)
    			{
    				String value = infile.nextLine();
     
    				for(int col = 0 ; col<value.length();col++)
    				{
    					checkerboard [row] [col] = value.charAt(col);
     
    				}
    				//System.out.println();
     
     
    			}
    			//CREATE A LOOPING STRUCTURE TO READ DATA FROM THE FILE AND
    			//STORE IT INTO THE 2-D ARRAY FOR TASK #2
    			infile.close();
     
     
    		}
    	public Checkerboard()
    	{
    		checkerboard = new char [8] [8];
     
    	}
     
    	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException
     
    	{
    		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
    		Checkerboard board = new Checkerboard();
    		File file  = new File("test1.txt");
    		Scanner infile = new Scanner(file);
    		board.readFile(infile);
     
    		//PrintWriter outfile = new PrintWriter(new FileWriter("test1.txt"));
    		//board.readFile(infile);
    		//board.printBoard(outfile);
    		//PrintWriter outfile = new PrintWriter(new FileWriter("precip.txt"));
    		//board.readFile(infile);
    		//board.printBoard(outfile);
     
     
     
     
     
     
    	}
     
     
     
    }
    Last edited by Norm; February 12th, 2013 at 08:46 PM. Reason: removed spaces in code tag


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    Default Re: Help making a method inloving a 2d array and file IO

    need to make a method that reads in these characters of my txt file and places them in my [8][8] array
    Can you describe what is in the file and what references the pieces have to an x,y location on the board?
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