/**
  * Private method that prints the current ecosystem grid as a string
  *
  * @return the string printout
  */
 private String printX() {
   String s = "";
   for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
     for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
       Item x = system.getItemAt(new Cell(i, j));
       if (x != null) s += x.getSymbol();
       else s += "x";
     }
   return s;
 }