package labthing;

import java.util.Scanner;

public class LabThing {

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // TODO code application logic here
        char letter =0; //starting for input
        int number = 0; //starting for input
        Scanner keyboard = new Scanner (System.in); //importing scanner
        System.out.println("Enter a lower case letter between a"
                + " and h inclusive:"); //string before letter input
        letter = keyboard.next().charAt(0); //input for letter

        if (letter == 'a') {
            letter = (int)1;}
        else if (letter == 'b'){
            letter = (int)2;}
        else if (letter == 'c'){
            letter = (int)3;}
        else if (letter == 'd'){
            letter = (int)4;}
        else if (letter == 'e'){
            letter = (int)5;}
        else if (letter == 'f'){
            letter = (int)6;}
        else if (letter == 'g'){
            letter = (int)7;}
        else if (letter == 'h'){
            letter = (int)8;}
        else {
            System.out.println("Incorrect input... Rerun the program and enter"
                    + " a lower case letter between a and h inclusive.");
        System.exit(0);}
        /*assigning number values for specific letter inputs.
             * note, I tried using 'else' to output an error and I could not for the
             * life of me, figure it out without it screwing up the entire program.
             */
            System.out.println("Enter an integer >0 but <9:"); //next before string
        number = keyboard.nextInt();
        if (number > 8 || number <0){
            System.out.println("Incorrect input... Rerun the program and enter"
                    + " an integer >0 but <9");
                    System.exit(0);} //error code
        {
        if (letter %2 ==0 && number %2 ==0)
            System.out.println("The color of the chess board square that is"
                    + " located at row '" + number + "' and column '" + letter
                    + "' is white.");
        if (letter %2 ==0 && number %2 !=0)
            System.out.println("The color of the chess board square that is"
                    + " located at '" + number + "' and column '" + letter
                    + "' is black.");
        if (letter %2 !=0 && number %2 ==0)
            System.out.println("The color of the chess board square that is"
                    + " located at '" + number + "' and column '" + letter
                    + "' is black.");
        if (letter %2 !=0 && number %2 !=0)
            System.out.println("The color of the chess board square that is"
                    + " located at '" + number + "' and column '" + letter
                    + "' is black.");}
        /* The prior 'if' use an algorithm using the division of the assigned
         * integers of the input letters a-h and the actual integer's input
         * in order to decide if the chess spot is black or white.
         */

    }
}