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Hi..

I just need some help to change my if statemtent to a loop
because i'm making 15x15 board with 5 in a row wins and it would
be tedious to use if statement. Heres the code with m attempt at
the loop and the old loop for reference.

 
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You want to iterate over a 15 x 15 array, but only check for 5 in a row?
 
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yes. There is a 15 x 15 board, and you only need either 5 x's or o's in a row to win the game.
 
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Originally posted by Marilyn de Queiroz:

You want to iterate over a 15 x 15 array, but only check for 5 in a row?



I'm pretty sure you could implement that long condition for the if statement with a nested for loop. I'll leave this as the proverbial exercise for the reader, though. (Although, I might take the time to see if I can get it to work on my own as well.)

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There are several solutions to a 'wordfinder' program here
https://coderanch.com/t/35083/Programming/June-Newsletter-Puzzle

The wordfinder concept seems similar to what you're trying to achieve.
 
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Yes...This is confusing me more. This what you mean by using my 3x3 one for the loop???

 
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Perhaps you are trying to do too much all at once. It might be easier to break it down into simpler steps. For example, you might check each row for a win, then check each column. Perhaps something like this would work for checking rows:

This is pseudocode of course, and hasn't been fully tested, so use at your own discretion. Some modifications may be necessary. A similar set of for loops would be used to check columns instead of rows.

HTH

Layne
 
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yes ..that looks like something i can understand. Just why is it too 11?

Edit: your code reminds me of my pascal days..man that was so much easier .
[ October 17, 2004: Message edited by: Kenshin Himura ]
 
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