public void createNextGeneration() {
StringBuffer nextGenerationContent = new StringBuffer();
int maxRow = currentGridContent.getWidth();
int maxColumn = currentGridContent.getHeight();
// TODO: simplify this code
for (int y = 0; y < maxRow; y++) {
for (int x = 0; x < maxColumn; x++) {
Cell currentCell = currentGridContent.getCellAt(x, y);
int neighbourCount = currentGridContent.getLiveNeighboursAt(x, y);
Cell nextCell = null;
if (currentCell == Cell.LIVE_CELL) {
if ((neighbourCount == 2) || (neighbourCount == 3)) {
nextCell = LIVE_CELL;
} else {
nextCell = DEAD_CELL;
}
} else {
if (neighbourCount == 3) {
nextCell = LIVE_CELL;
} else {
nextCell = DEAD_CELL;
}
}
nextGenerationContent.append(nextCell);
}
nextGenerationContent.append(NEW_LINE);
}
nextGenerationContent.append(NEW_LINE);
currentGridContent = new Grid(nextGenerationContent.toString());
}
public Cell getCellAt(final int row, final int column) {
return currentGridContent.getCellAt(column, row);
}