Board Class Reference

The tic-tac-toe Board. More...

#include <board.h>

Inheritance diagram for Board:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	Board (char icon, char otherIcon)
	Constructor.
void	reset ()
	Reset the game board.
bool	makeMove (int space)
	Perfom a move on the board.
bool	checkWin ()
	Check for a winner.
void	show () const
	Display the board.
bool	checkCats () const
	Check for a cat's game.
Static Protected Attributes
static char	board [3][3]

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Detailed Description

The tic-tac-toe Board.

The Board class provides the means to play a human controlled game of tictactoe. It provides methods such as makeMove(), checkWin(), etc. To use a computer-controlled character, see CBoard

See also:

CBoard

Author:

Jesse H-K

Date:

Jan 18th, 2006

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Board::Board (  char  icon, char  otherIcon )

Constructor. Parameters: icon  The label that is assigned to the player (eg: \'x\' or \'o\') otherIcon  The label that is assigned to the opposite player. Should be the opposite of icon

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Member Function Documentation

bool Board::checkCats (   )  const

Check for a cat's game. This method will check for a cat's game (that is, all spaces are taken, and no other moves are possible). Returns: true if there is a cat's game, false otherwise.

bool Board::checkWin (   )

Check for a winner. This method will check to see if there are 3 spaces occupied by the player's icon in either a row, column, or diagonal. Returns: true if there is a winner, false otherwise

bool Board::makeMove (  int  space  )

Perfom a move on the board. The computer will perform a move on the board provided that the space is not taken. In the event of a bad move (the space is taken, or bad input is given), the method will return false, and no changes will be made to the board. The spaces are modeled after the numpad, so a move in the upper-right would equal 7, while a move in the center would be 5. Parameters: space  The space where the player's icon should be placed relative to the numpad Returns: True if move is made successfully, false otherwise

void Board::reset (   )

Reset the game board. It is necessary to reset the game board before applying any actions to the board. The board should be reset before every new game.

void Board::show (   )  const

Display the board. This method will display the tic-tac-toe board with the appropriate spaces taken up by the different players. It is necessary to show the board after every move, or the player will be unaware that any change to the game took place

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• board.h
• board.cpp

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