From: Shawn W_ <shawnw@...>
Date: 2010-07-15T10:04:30+09:00
Subject: Re: Return nothing when looking outside the bounds of 2D array?

Thx. Don't quite understand that code. I tried plugging in some nils but 
didn't work. Do I just need to assign nil values to the cells outside 
the bounds of my array for the program to ignore them?

Here's what I've got so far. At the moment everything is wrapping. I 
need it to wrap left and right, but to be capped top and bottom.

class Array2D

  attr_accessor :width, :height

  def initialize(width, height)
    @width = width
    @height = height
    @data = Array.new(@width) { Array.new(@height) }
  end

  # Returns adjacent cell of given 2D array index x,y, in the given 
direction z, where z = 0 is no direction (the cell in the middle), and z 
= 1-8 are the surrounding cells.
  def [](x, y, z)
    x = x % @width  # modulus % allows wrapping
    y = y % @height
    if z == 0
      @data[x][y]
      elsif z == 1
        @data[x][y+1]
      elsif z == 2
        @data[x+1][y+1]
      elsif z == 3
        @data[x+1][y]
      elsif z == 4
        @data[x+1][y-1]
      elsif z == 5
        @data[x][y-1]
      elsif z == 6
        @data[x-1][y-1]
      elsif z == 7
        @data[x-1][y]
      elsif z == 8
        @data[x-1][y+1]
    end
  end

  # Allows the allocation of values to adjacent cell of given 2D array 
index x,y, in the given direction z, where z = 0 is no direction (the 
cell in the middle), and z = 1-8 are the surrounding cells.
  def []=(x, y, z, value)
    x = x % @width # modulus % allows wrapping
    y = y % @height
    if z == 0
      @data[x][y] = value
      elsif z == 1
        @data[x][y+1] = value
      elsif z == 2
        @data[x+1][y+1] = value
      elsif z == 3
        @data[x+1][y] = value
      elsif z == 4
        @data[x+1][y-1] = value
      elsif z == 5
        @data[x][y-1] = value
      elsif z == 6
        @data[x-1][y-1] = value
      elsif z == 7
        @data[x-1][y] = value
      elsif z == 8
        @data[x-1][y+1] = value
    end
  end

end

  # This method replaces contents of 9 cells in a square configuration 
at a random location on the 2D array.
  def form_plates
    x = rand(@cols)
    y = rand(@rows)
    Array2D[x,y,0] = "X "
    Array2D[x,y,1] = "X "
    Array2D[x,y,2] = "X "
    Array2D[x,y,3] = "X "
    Array2D[x,y,4] = "X "
    Array2D[x,y,5] = "X "
    Array2D[x,y,6] = "X "
    Array2D[x,y,7] = "X "
    Array2D[x,y,8] = "X "
  end
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