C#•9mo ago

✅ Hey I am a beginner coder and lf some tipps to write clean code.

string[] letters = new string[8];
for (int i = 0; i < letters.Length; i++)
    letters[i] = ((char)(65 + i)).ToString();
for (int i = 8; i > 0; i--)
{
    for (int j = 0; j < letters.Length; j++)
    {
        Console.Write(letters[j] + (i) + " ");    
    }
    Console.WriteLine();
}

string[] letters = new string[8];
for (int i = 0; i < letters.Length; i++)
    letters[i] = ((char)(65 + i)).ToString();
for (int i = 8; i > 0; i--)
{
    for (int j = 0; j < letters.Length; j++)
    {
        Console.Write(letters[j] + (i) + " ");    
    }
    Console.WriteLine();
}

I try to build a Chess. But my question is it's clean code? or how to change it that u can read it easyer and any Idea how I can build the next step I need the game peace(german: Spielfiguren) And I only learn the basics of loops and Arrays. I am not sure if i try to build a array... ty for all hints/advices🌞😊

6 Replies

ZacharyPatten•9mo ago

that isn't really enough code/context for us to help much. Can you do what that code does in a smaller amount of code? yes, but you should probably have a model of a chess board and depending on how you make your model might change how you do this code. For example you may want to override the ToString method on a CheckersBoard so you just call myCheckerBoard.ToString() ----- also, rather than using coordinates, imo it is much more user friendly to use arrow keys to select the chess piece and move for example...

ZacharyPatten•9mo ago

ZacharyPatten•9mo ago

here is an example of a console checkers game, and you use the arrow keys to move the [ ] cursor around rather than having to type "A3" or "D5" If you would like a link to that checkers example just ask 🙂

                                                                    
  Checkers                                                                        
                                                                                  
    ╔═══════════════════╗                                                         
  8 ║  · ◙ · ◙ · ◙ · ◙  ║ ○ = Black                                               
  7 ║  ◙ · ◙ · ◙ · ◙ ·  ║ ☺ = Black King                                          
  6 ║  · ◙ · ◙ · ◙ · ◙  ║ ◙ = White                                               
  5 ║  · · · · · · · ·  ║ ☻ = White King                                          
  4 ║  · · · · · · · ·  ║                                                         
  3 ║  ○ ·[○]· ○ · ○ ·  ║ Taken:                                                  
  2 ║  · ○ · ○ · ○ · ○  ║  0 x ◙                                                  
  1 ║  ○ · ○ · ○ · ○ ·  ║  0 x ○                                                  
    ╚═══════════════════╝                                                         
       A B C D E F G H                                                            
                                                                                  
  Black's turn

                                                                    
  Checkers                                                                        
                                                                                  
    ╔═══════════════════╗                                                         
  8 ║  · ◙ · ◙ · ◙ · ◙  ║ ○ = Black                                               
  7 ║  ◙ · ◙ · ◙ · ◙ ·  ║ ☺ = Black King                                          
  6 ║  · ◙ · ◙ · ◙ · ◙  ║ ◙ = White                                               
  5 ║  · · · · · · · ·  ║ ☻ = White King                                          
  4 ║  · · · · · · · ·  ║                                                         
  3 ║  ○ ·[○]· ○ · ○ ·  ║ Taken:                                                  
  2 ║  · ○ · ○ · ○ · ○  ║  0 x ◙                                                  
  1 ║  ○ · ○ · ○ · ○ ·  ║  0 x ○                                                  
    ╚═══════════════════╝                                                         
       A B C D E F G H                                                            
                                                                                  
  Black's turn

there is the same content from the screenshot as text ---- in terms of your code, there are a bunch of ways to write it. here is another:

for (char y = '8'; y >= '1'; y--)
{
    for (char x = 'A'; x <= 'H'; x++)
    {
        Console.Write($" {x}{y}");
    }
    Console.WriteLine();
}

for (char y = '8'; y >= '1'; y--)
{
    for (char x = 'A'; x <= 'H'; x++)
    {
        Console.Write($" {x}{y}");
    }
    Console.WriteLine();
}

Nicolas MatheisenOP•9mo ago

awwww awesome I try to build this first holy this look 1000 times better :0 uhhhh it's possibile if u push the arrows u can change the [ ] awww ok interesting. Now I need to learn how I can use this cause I don't know how I can programm if I push right curse jump to the right but first I build this How this thing is called maybe A prototype?

ZacharyPatten•9mo ago

as mentioned if you want examples of using arrow keys in the console just ask. i have lots of examples

Nicolas MatheisenOP•9mo ago

Yeah first I build this output and then I program I think it called functions ???

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✅ Hey I am a beginner coder and lf some tipps to write clean code.