AlphabetSnake

alphabetsnake.rb

alphabet = ("A".."Z").to_a
reversealphabet = alphabet.reverse

puts "Please enter the number of rows: "
rows = gets.chomp.to_i

puts "Please enter the number of columns: "
columns = gets.chomp.to_i

totalspaces = rows.to_i*columns.to_i
copyfactor = (totalspaces / 26) + 1
alphabetarray = alphabet*copyfactor
columnposition = 1
arrayspot = 0
rowposition = 1
while arrayspot < totalspaces
  if columnposition<=columns
  print (alphabetarray.at(arrayspot))
  arrayspot = arrayspot+1
  columnposition = columnposition+1
  else
    if rowposition%2 == 0
   (alphabetarray.at(rows*(rowposition-1)+(columns-1))...alphabetarray.at(rows*(rowposition-1)+(columns-2+columns))).to_a.reverse
    end
    puts ""
    columnposition = 1
    rowposition = rowposition+1
  end
end


#n = 0
#p=0
#currentrow = 1
#columnposition = 1
#while p<=(rows-1)
#  while columnposition < columns
#    if currentrow%2 != 0
#      print(alphabet.at(n))
#      if n>25
#        n = 0
#        n = n+1
#      end
#    else
#      print(alphabet.reverse.at(n))
#      n = n-1
#      if n<(-25)
#        n=25
#      end
#    end
#  end
#  puts "\n"
#  currentrow = currentrow+1
#  columnposition = columnposition + 1
#  p = p+1
#end