C#•3y ago

✅ how do i create a constant process to check for the win condition in tictactoe?

i have created a visual tictactoe game and am struggling on triggering the win condtion, it seems to ignore my if statement looking for win conditions

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:33 AM

these are the 2 win condtions (one for the player where 1 = a cross)

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:33 AM

and one for the cpu where 2 = a nought

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:34 AM

(0 being blank)

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:34 AM

when a cross or nought is placed on the grid

Angius•8/8/23, 2:34 AM

Well, you run this code in the constructor, so it will always execute exactly once: when the form is created

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:34 AM

the 2d array board value is changed to fit the value

AAngius Well, you run this code in the constructor, so it will always execute exactly on...

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:35 AM

how can i make it run indefinitely in the background?

Angius•8/8/23, 2:35 AM

Don't

Angius•8/8/23, 2:35 AM

You want to run the check whenever the player or the CPU makes a move

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:35 AM

if i make it check each time something is placed

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:35 AM

it seems to mess something up and only do 2 full turns

Angius•8/8/23, 2:36 AM

Well, try to fix that, then

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:36 AM

whereas right now it does a full game

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:36 AM

well i did and it doesnt seem to work

Angius•8/8/23, 2:36 AM

Running the check in the constructor is not the way to go

Angius•8/8/23, 2:36 AM

Running the check constantly, on repeat, is not the way to go either

Angius•8/8/23, 2:36 AM

Your first idea was the best

Angius•8/8/23, 2:36 AM

So now we just need to fix whatever was wrong with it's implementation

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:36 AM

ive set bool variables for each button was clicked

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:37 AM

but scrapped that idea

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:37 AM

if its useful i could utilise them still

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:37 AM

message.txt4.63KB

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:38 AM

uhhh ill just send the code for each button press in 2 parts then ^ ignore this

Angius•8/8/23, 2:38 AM

$paste if it's a lot of code

AAngius $paste if it's a lot of code

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Angius•8/8/23, 2:38 AM

Also, what's with all the s?

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:39 AM

its uh

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:39 AM

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:39 AM

public static class of globalish variables

Angius•8/8/23, 2:39 AM

Why do they need to be global?

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:39 AM

the a1clicked and so on are all useless at this point

Angius•8/8/23, 2:39 AM

Why can't they just be a part of the form?

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:39 AM

because they dont seem to work if they are

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:40 AM

i dont remember the exact issue i had with them but i think it was just that it wasnt being recognised in 2 different button clicks

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:41 AM

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#1OP•8/8/23, 2:41 AM

wait lemme comment where i implemented the check

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:42 AM

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#1OP•8/8/23, 2:42 AM

there

Angius•8/8/23, 2:42 AM

Here's what I'd do.

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:43 AM

this is the window btw

Angius•8/8/23, 2:43 AM

No booleans, no ambiguity

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:43 AM

im sorry i dont quite understand

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:43 AM

can you elaborate

Angius•8/8/23, 2:44 AM

Well, in my implementation, the board is a 2D array of enums

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:44 AM

what is a enum

Angius•8/8/23, 2:44 AM

And clicking a button changes the enum on the given position

Angius•8/8/23, 2:44 AM

Think of enums as spicy integers

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:45 AM

so like

#1OP•8/8/23, 2:45 AM

intergers with strings or