public static void main(String[] args) {
/**
* Computing ALL computations for 8x8 takes 26,360,768 computations g1, or (8,7) takes the
* longest; 2,503,040 a3, or (6,1) takes the shortest: 512 Average: 411,887
*/
try {
if (args[0].charAt(0) == '0') mutatedChessBoard();
else if (args[0].length() == 1) { // these lines read coordings from (1,1) to (8,8)
m = Integer.parseInt(args[0]) - 1; // converts the string to a 0-7 int scale for row
n = Integer.parseInt(args[1]) - 1; // converts the string to a 0-7 int scale for column
EightQueens(m, n);
} else {
// these lines are for reading from a chess board; ie, a1-h8
n = (int) args[0].charAt(0) - 97; // converts the character to the column coordinate
m =
((int) args[0].charAt(1) - 49 - (nByn - 1))
* (-1); // converts the character to the row coordinate
// m=((int)args[0].charAt(1)-49-7)*(-1);
letterEightQueens(m, n);
}
} catch (Exception ex) {
System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
board.display();
System.out.println("That is not a spot on the chessboard.");
System.out.println("Chessboard locations: ");
board.letterBoard();
System.out.println("\nLayman's terms: ");
board.coordinateBoard();
}
}
