Thread: diagonals

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    diagonals

    supose theres an array SIZE X SIZE
    the user enter coaordinate (a,b)
    i want to put 9 in each coardinate on the 2 diagonals that including (a,b).


    this is my try :

    Code:
    //////  diagonal I  {/}  ////
    
    // UP
    for(i=a-1, j=b+1; (0<=i)||(j<SIZE-b); i--,j++)
    board[i][j]=9;
    
    
    // DOWN
    for(i=a+1,j=b-1; (i<SIZE-b)||(0<=j); i++,j--)			
    board[i][j]=9;
    
    
    
    
    //////  diagonal II  {\}  ////
    
    // UP
    for(i=a-1,j=b-1; ((0<=i)||(0<=j)); i--, j--)  
    board[i][j]=9;
    
    // DOWN
    for(i=a+1,j=b+1; ((i<SIZE-1)||(j<SIZE-1)); i++, j++)
    board[i][j]=9;

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    Code:
    //////  diagonal I  {/}  ////
    
    // UP-RIGHT
    for(i=a-1, j=b+1; (0<=i) && (j<SIZE); i--,j++)
       board[i][j]=9;
    
    
    // DOWN-LEFT
    for(i=a+1,j=b-1; (i<SIZE) && (0<=j); i++,j--)			
      board[i][j]=9;
    
    
    
    
    //////  diagonal II  {\}  ////
    
    // UP-LEFT
    for(i=a-1,j=b-1; ((0<=i) && (0<=j)); i--, j--)  
      board[i][j]=9;
    
    // DOWN-RIGHT
    for(i=a+1,j=b+1; ((i<SIZE) && (j<SIZE)); i++, j++)
      board[i][j]=9;
    You need AND not OR. You want both conditions to be true, to make sure none of the axis goes out of bounds.
    Don't know why you had SIZE-a or SIZE-b. You just check them to be <=SIZE-1 or <SIZE (same thing).
    Last note, you don't include (a,b). You start with i=a+1 or i=a-1 and j=b+1 or j=b-1. Never i=a or j=b. You could change that if that is what you want.

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