public void generateScore(Gameboard g, Player p) {
        String temp [][] = g.getGameArea();
        int scoreCounter = 0;
        int highestScore = 0;

   // horisontal score check
        for(int i = 0; i < g.getSize(); i++) {
            scoreCounter = 0;
            for (int j = 0; j < g.getSize(); j++) {
                if (temp[i][j].equals(p.getIcon())) {
                    scoreCounter++;
                } else {
                    scoreCounter = 0;
                }
                if (scoreCounter > highestScore) {
                    highestScore = scoreCounter;
                }
            }
        }

        // vertical score check
        for(int i = 0; i < g.getSize(); i++) {
            scoreCounter = 0;
            for (int j = 0; j < g.getSize(); j++) {
                if (temp[j][i].equals(p.getIcon())) {
                    scoreCounter++;
                } else {
                    scoreCounter = 0;
                }
                if (scoreCounter > highestScore) {
                    highestScore = scoreCounter;
                }
            }
        }

        int indexI, indexJ;
        // diagonal score from upperrow to downright
        for (int j = 0; j < g.getSize(); j++) {
            indexI = 0;
            indexJ = j;
            scoreCounter = 0;
            for (int k = j; k < g.getSize(); k++ ) {
                if (temp[indexI][indexJ].equals(p.getIcon())) {
                    scoreCounter++;
                } else {
                    scoreCounter = 0;
                }
                if (scoreCounter > highestScore) {
                    highestScore = scoreCounter;
                }
                indexI++;
                indexJ++;
            }
        }

        // diagonal score from leftrow to downright
        for (int i = 0; i < g.getSize(); i++) {
            indexI = i;
            indexJ = 0;
            scoreCounter = 0;
            for (int k = i; k < g.getSize(); k++ ) {
                if (temp[indexI][indexJ].equals(p.getIcon())) {
                    scoreCounter++;
                } else {
                    scoreCounter = 0;
                }
                if (scoreCounter > highestScore) {
                    highestScore = scoreCounter;
                }
                indexI++;
                indexJ++;
            }
        }

        // diagonal score from downrow to upright
        for (int j = 0; j < g.getSize(); j++) {
            indexI = g.getSize()-1;
            indexJ = j;
            scoreCounter = 0;
            for (int k = j; k < g.getSize(); k++ ) {
                if (temp[indexI][indexJ].equals(p.getIcon())) {
                    scoreCounter++;
                } else {
                    scoreCounter = 0;
                }
                if (scoreCounter > highestScore) {
                    highestScore = scoreCounter;
                }
                indexI--;
                indexJ++;
            }
        }

       // diagonal score from leftrow to upright
        for (int i = g.getSize()-1; i >= 0; i--) {
            indexI = i;
            indexJ = 0;;
            scoreCounter = 0;
        for (int k = i; k >= 0; k-- ) {
            if (temp[indexI][indexJ].equals(p.getIcon())) {
                scoreCounter++;
            } else {
                scoreCounter = 0;
            }
            if (scoreCounter > highestScore) {
                highestScore = scoreCounter;
            }
            indexI--;
            indexJ++;
        }
    }
    // highest found score will be set to player score
    p.setScore(highestScore);
    }