public int Neighbours(int xCoordinate, int yCoordinate)
        {
            xCoordinate = xCoordinate -1;
            yCoordinate = yCoordinate -1;
            int NeighbourCounter =0;
            int incrementer = 0;
            int i1 =-1;
            int j1 =-1;
            int i2 =1;
            int j2 =1;

            if(yCoordinate==0)
            {
                j1=1;
            }

            if(xCoordinate==0)
            {
                i1=1;
            }

            if(yCoordinate+1==xLen)
            {
                j2=0;
            }

            if(xCoordinate+1==yLen)
            {
                i2=0;
            }

            for(int j=j1; j<=j2; j++)
            {
                if(j==0)
                {
                    incrementer = 2;
                }
                else
                {
                    incrementer = 1;
                }

                for(int i=i1; i<=i2; i+=incrementer)
                {
                    if(CG[yCoordinate + j][xCoordinate + i] == 1)
                    {
                        NeighbourCounter++;
                    }
                }
            }
                return NeighbourCounter;
        }

enum Neighbor {
    North(0, 1),
    NorthEast(1, 1),
    East(1, 0);

    private final int dx;
    private final int dy;

    Neighbor(int dx, int dy) {
        this.dx = dx;
        this.dy = dy;
    }
}