Need help with boolean methods and algorithms

[desert stream]

I'm currently making a tictactoe program in java but I'm having trouble making boolean algorithms for the program

[cold vale]

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[desert stream]

I can provide the code i have so far.

commented out code is what I need to fix.

[boreal pier]

you need help with the win methods?

[desert stream]

yeah

[boreal pier]

I assume the "player" symbol is the player argument?

[desert stream]

Player is actually char X & O

which go into the gameboard

[boreal pier]

what is the second argument then

[desert stream]

well i set it up as if count is % 2 = 0 its player one's turn

else its player 2's turn

[boreal pier]

I'm talking about this

[desert stream]

and once the char is added count++ so it's player 2's turn

[boreal pier]

what is the player char

just X and O

[desert stream]

oh.

yeah

[boreal pier]

alright

[desert stream]

essentially

can we have to use the parameter given

[boreal pier]

so just have a loop and then focus on one column at a time and check if they're all player

[desert stream]

we cant leave it out

[desert stream]

yeah idk what that loop would look like because im pretty sure i made mine wrong

[boreal pier]

then the same idea for the horizontal one

ah I see

[desert stream]

and also with the "isBoardFull" method I tried iterating through the 2d array checking if all the elements were filled up but it didnt work

so i also need help with that :/

[boreal pier]

okay so this is for a vertical win

String playerStr = Character.toString(player);
boolean win = false;
for (int i = 0; i < array.length; ++i) { // this loops thru the rows
  if (array[0][i].equals(playerStr)
      && array[1][i].equals(playerStr)
      && array[2][i].equals(playerStr) { // if all of them are the same for a column
    win = true;
    break;
  }
}  

return win;

I did Character.toString(player) for equals bc it's not a string by defaul

and this is for a horizontal win

String playerStr = Character.toString(player);
boolean win = false;
for (int i = 0; i < array[0].length; ++i) { // this loops thru the columns
  if (array[i][0].equals(playerStr)
      && array[i][1].equals(playerStr)
      && array[i][2].equals(playerStr) { // if all of them are the same for a column
    win = true;
    break;
  }
}  

return win;

very similar

Also this assumes that the array is a 3x3

if it's null then u can just do:

for (int i = 0; i < array.length; ++i) {
  for (int j = 0; j < array[0].length; ++j) {
    if ("".equals(array[i][j])) { // this happens when there is an empty spot
      return false;
    }
  } 
}
return true;

[desert stream]

okay the winHorizontal and winVertical works

but now the isBoardFull isn't working

[boreal pier]

oh

what is it the error

[boreal pier]

this assumes that an empty tile is "" or null

[desert stream]

nvm fixed it

[boreal pier]

what was it

[desert stream]

i did ""

instead of " "

lol

[boreal pier]

ahh

yeah

[desert stream]

thanks man

[boreal pier]

np

gl

[desert stream]

or maam

love you

[boreal pier]

man

hah ur good