/*** * TicTac is the start of a program to play tic tac toe. * * This example shows the syntax for a 2-dimensional array, * with two subscripts, board[row][col] * * @version 0.1alpha, Oct 25 2002 * @author Jim Mahoney ***/ class TicTac { final private static int BLANK = 0; final private static int XX = 1; final private static int OO = 2; private static int board[][] = new int[3][3]; // Java syntax would also allow this form: // int[][] board; // declaration // board = new int[3][3]; // creation public static void main(String[] args){ print(" -- Tic Tac Toe -- \n"); initBoard(); board[0][1] = XX; // Plop down a few marks board[1][2] = OO; printBoard(); // and print the board. } private static void printBoard(){ println(" "); // start with a blank line for (int row=0; row<3; row++){ print(" "); // 4 spaces start each line for (int col=0; col<3; col++){ if ( board[row][col] == XX ){ print(" X "); } else if ( board[row][col] == OO ){ print(" O "); } else { print(" "); } if (col<2) { print("|"); // after columns 0 and 1 } } // end loop over columns println(" "); // carriagee return if (row<2) { println(" ---+---+---"); // after lines 0 and 1 } } // end loop over rows println(" "); // blank line afterward. } // end printBoard private static void initBoard(){ for (int row=0; row<3; row++){ for (int col=0; col<3; col++){ board[row][col] = BLANK; } } } private static void println(String s){ System.out.println(s); } private static void print(String s){ System.out.print(s); } }