Class SudokuBoard

java.lang.Object
  SudokuBoard

public class SudokuBoard
extends java.lang.Object

SudokuBoard - A class containing the information necessary to solve a 9x9 squiggly sudoku puzzle.

Each cell contains both a number (which the solver has placed in that cell), and a letter (A-I) indicating the region to which the cell belongs. The rows and columns of a board are numbered from 0 to 8.

Version:

February 27, 2009

Author:

Programming Contest Judges

Constructor Summary

SudokuBoard(int serialNum)
Construct the SudokuBoard with the given serial number.

Method Summary

int	cellValue(int row, int col) Returns the value in the specified cell
char	mapValue(int row, int col) Returns the label for the region of the specified cell
void	printBoard() Print the values in the board.
void	printRegionMap() Print the labels for the regions in the board.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SudokuBoard

public SudokuBoard(int serialNum)

Construct the SudokuBoard with the given serial number. The SudokuBoard includes both the region map and the numbers in the solution

Parameters:

serialNum - - the serial number of the board being constructed

Method Detail

cellValue

public int cellValue(int row,
                     int col)
              throws java.lang.Exception

Returns the value in the specified cell

Parameters:

row - the row of the cell whose value is to be returned

col - the column of the cell whose value is to be returned

Returns:

the value in the cell: (row, col)

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if row or column are out of bounds

mapValue

public char mapValue(int row,
                     int col)
              throws java.lang.Exception

Returns the label for the region of the specified cell

Parameters:

row - the row of the cell whose region is to be returned

col - the column of the cell whose region is to be returned

Returns:

the label for the region of the cell: (row, col)

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if row or column are out of bounds

printBoard

public void printBoard()

Print the values in the board.

While potentially useful for debugging purposes, leaving a call to this method as part of a final submission will almost certainly result in an incorrect submission.

printRegionMap

public void printRegionMap()

Print the labels for the regions in the board.

While potentially useful for debugging purposes, leaving a call to this method as part of a final submission will almost certainly result in an incorrect submission.