CSC 210 HW8_Chess Board

ChessBoard

package hw8_chessboard;

import java.util.Scanner;

/**
 *
 * @author Josh
 */
public class HW8_ChessBoard {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String board[][] = new String[8][8];
        String choice;
        String selection = "";
        String playAgain;
        boolean isValid = false;
        int currentLocX[] = null;
        int currentLocY[] = null;
        int targetLocX[] = null;
        int targetLocY[] = null;
        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

        System.out.println("White squares are represented by a '.', while black squares are shown with a '*'.");
        /*  step 2
         prompts the user to choose the color they want to play as, black or white
         */
        System.out.print("Please select which color you would like to play as. W or B:  ");
        do {
            choice = input.next();
            if ((choice.equals("W") || (choice.equals("w")))) {
                isValid = true;
                break;
            } else if ((choice.equals("B")) || (choice.equals("b"))) {
                isValid = true;
                break;
            } else {
                System.out.println("Not a valid choice, try again.");
                isValid = false;
            }
        } while (isValid = true);
        if ((choice.equals("W") || (choice.equals("w")))) {
            selection = "White";
        } else if ((choice.equals("B")) || (choice.equals("b"))) {
            selection = "Black";
        }
        do { //part of step 7

            /*  step 1
             initializes chess board        
             */
            System.out.println("You are currently playing as " + selection + ".");
            for (int i = 0; i < board.length; i++) {
                for (int j = 0; j < board[i].length; j++) {
                    if ((i + j) % 2 == 0) {
                        System.out.print("*");
                    } else {
                        System.out.print(".");
                    }
                }
                System.out.print("\n");
            }

            /*  step 4
             gets the current location and the desired location from the user
             */
            System.out.print("Enter your starting row:  ");
            for (int i = 0; i < currentLocX.length; i++) {
                currentLocX[i] = input.nextInt();
            }
            System.out.print("Enter your starting column:  ");
            for (int i = 0; i < currentLocY.length; i++) {
                currentLocY[i] = input.nextInt();
            }
            System.out.print("Enter your desired row:  ");
            for(int i = 0; i < targetLocX.length; i++)
            {
                targetLocX[i] = input.nextInt();
            }
            System.out.print("Enter your desired column:  ");
            for(int i = 0; i < targetLocY.length;i++)
            {
                targetLocY[i] = input.nextInt();
            }

            /*  step 5a
             checks whether there is a piece at the current location
             */
            /*  step 5b
             check whether the target location is empty
             */
            /*  step 5c
             if valid moves then inform user of such, and display the updated board
             */
            /*  step 6
             switches the color of user, then asks the user to make a move for opposite color
             */
            /*  step 7
             prompts the user to play again
             */
            System.out.print("would you like to play again?(Y or N): ");
            playAgain = input.next();
        } while ((playAgain.equals("Y")) || (playAgain.equals("y")));

    }// end of program
}