Question

I have a [20][20] two dimensional array that I’ve manipulated. In a few words I am doing a turtle project with user inputting instructions like pen up = 0 and pen down = 1. When the pen is down the individual array location, for instance [3][4] is marked with a "1".

The last step of my program is to print out the 20/20 array. I can’t figure out how to print it and I need to replace the "1" with an "X". The print command is actually a method inside a class that a parent program will call. I know I have to use a loop.

public void printGrid() {
    System.out.println...
}

Answer 1

public void printGrid()
{
   for(int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
   {
      for(int j = 0; j < 20; j++)
      {
         System.out.printf("%5d ", a[i][j]);
      }
      System.out.println();
   }
}

And to replace

public void replaceGrid()
{
   for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
   {
      for (int j = 0; j < 20; j++)
      {
         if (a[i][j] == 1)
            a[i][j] = x;
      }
   }
}

And you can do this all in one go:

public void printAndReplaceGrid()
{
   for(int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
   {
      for(int j = 0; j < 20; j++)
      {
         if (a[i][j] == 1)
            a[i][j] = x;
         System.out.printf("%5d ", a[i][j]);
      }
      System.out.println();
   }
}