public void crossoverWith(DesignBoard b) {
if (width != b.width || height != b.height) {
throw new RuntimeException("Trying to crossover boards that have different dimensions.");
}
boolean isVerticalSplit = parameters.random.nextBoolean();
// This gives a range slightly in from the maxHeight or maxWidth.
// For example, if the maxWidth is 10, this gives us a range of 1 - 8 instead of 0 - 9.
int max = isVerticalSplit ? width : height;
int splitEnd = parameters.random.nextInt(max - 1) + 1;
int length = isVerticalSplit ? height : width;
for (int i = 0; i < splitEnd; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < length; j++) {
int x = i;
int y = j;
if (!isVerticalSplit) {
x = j;
y = i;
}
// Swap the values.
DesignCell temp = get(x, y);
set(x, y, b.get(x, y));
b.set(x, y, temp);
}
}
}
