import kotlin.random.Random
/*
* This program creates an 8x8 integer board.
* For each row:
* - All values are set to zero
* - One random column is chosen
* - A random value (1..100) is placed in that column
*
* It mirrors the structure of the C++ version:
* initializeBoard()
* printBoard()
* main()
*/
const val BOARD_SIZE: Int = 8
/*
* initializeBoard:
* - Sets all values to zero
* - For each row:
* * randomly selects one column (0..7)
* * places a random integer (1..100) in that column
*/
fun initializeBoard(board: Array<IntArray>) {
val rng: Random = Random.Default
for (row in 0 until BOARD_SIZE) {
// Set entire row to zero
for (col in 0 until BOARD_SIZE) {
board[row][col] = 0
}
// Choose a random column index
val randomCol: Int = rng.nextInt(BOARD_SIZE)
// Place a random non-zero value (1..100)
val randomValue: Int = rng.nextInt(1, 101)
board[row][randomCol] = randomValue
}
}
/*
* printBoard:
* - Prints the 8x8 board in a readable grid format
*/
fun printBoard(board: Array<IntArray>) {
for (row in board) {
println(row.joinToString(" "))
}
}
fun main() {
// Create an 8x8 board initialized to zero
val board: Array<IntArray> =
Array(BOARD_SIZE) { IntArray(BOARD_SIZE) { 0 } }
initializeBoard(board)
printBoard(board)
}
/*
run:
30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86
0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0
36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 67 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91
*/
