SudokuBoard_A

package csc143.sudoku;

import javax.swing.*;
import csc143.sudoku.*;
import java.awt.*;

/**
 * @author Vita Wiebe
 * @version PA2
 * A class to make a SudokuBoard.
 */
public class SudokuBoard extends JPanel
   // implements SelectedCell
{
    // Our class fields.
    private int rows;
    private int columns;

    // "Size"  is how many cells are in the Sudoku board, total.
    private int size;

    // X and Y track the pixel position in the cell matrix.
    // This can be used to calculate the area of each region in the current matrix.
    private int x;
    private int y;

    GridLayout grid;

    // Kept package private so can be accessed by both Region and SudokuBoard.
    SudokuStub b;

    // Create an empty 2D array of JPanels the size
    // of the underlying board element (SudokuBase).
    // This shall serve as our array of Regions, which in turn are 2D arrays of Cells.
    //JPanel[][] regions;

    /** Our class constructor.
     * @param SudokuBase b.
     *
    */
    public SudokuBoard(Region r) {

        // Gets the number of rows and columns from the SudokuBase/Stub object b passed to our constructor.
        rows = b.getRows();
        columns = b.getColumns();
        size = b.getSize();

        // Instantiate b, our SudokuStub/Base object, SudokuBoard's sole parameter and underlying element.
        this.b = new SudokuStub(rows, columns);

        // Determine the layout scheme of the overall board structure.
        grid = new GridLayout(this.rows, this.columns, 2, 2);

        // Instantiate our 2D JPanel array, "regions".
        // Do I need this to track shading of regions? Or do I just put each Region directly onto GridLayout-set
        // "board"?
        //JPanel[][] regions = new JPanel[rows][columns];

        // Creates our overall "board" element, one big JPanel, to set into container (JFrame, frame).
        JPanel board = new JPanel(grid);

        // An index tracking position of the current region on the overall board..
        int regionIndex = 0;

        // Iterate thru loops and populate 2D array, "cells", with cells made using our Cell helper class.
        for (int row = 0; row < rows; row++) {
            for (int col = 0; col < columns; col++) {
               // make new region with Region class.
               Region region = new Region();
               //regions[row][col] = region;
               board.add(region);
               // Update x to reflect how many pixels traversed from left to right.
               x = (50 * col);
               // Update the region index.
               regionIndex++;
               if (regionIndex % 2 == 0) {
                  region.setBackground(Color.WHITE);

               } else {
                  region.setBackground(new Color(220, 220, 220));
                 }

            }
            // Reset x once a row of columns has been iterated through.
            x = 0;
            // Update y to reflect how many pixels traversed from top to bottom.
            y = (50 * row);
        }

        JFrame frame = new JFrame (rows + "x" + columns);
        frame.setSize(rows*70, columns*70);
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.add(board);
        frame.getContentPane().setLayout(grid);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);

        board.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(x, y));
        board.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.BLACK));
        board.setLayout(grid);
        board.setVisible(true);

        this.repaint();
    }

    /**
    * This method renders one large rectangle border.
    * @param g The Graphics object use to render
    */
    @Override
    public void paintComponent(java.awt.Graphics g) {

        // paint the underlying component
        super.paintComponent(g);

        // set the color of the outline
        g.setColor(Color.BLACK);

        // Set the size of board matrix.
        // width is the number of columns times 50 pixels wide, plus the number of
        // columns plus 1 to account for borders.
        int width = (columns*50) + (columns + 1);

        // height is the number of rows in the board  times 50 pixels, plus the
        // number of columns plus 1 to account for borders.
        int height = (rows*50) + (rows + 1);

        g.drawRect(0, 0, width, height);
    }

     /*
      *@param None
      *@return b
      */
     SudokuBase getBase() {
        return b;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        // Region region1 = new Region(new SudokuStub(3, 3));
//         Region region2 = new Region(new SudokuStub(2, 3));
//         Region region3 = new Region(new SudokuStub(4, 4));

        // Instantiate SudokuStub to pass to our constructor.
        SudokuStub stub1 = new SudokuStub(3, 3);
        SudokuStub stub2 = new SudokuStub(2, 3);
        SudokuStub stub3 = new SudokuStub(4, 4);

        SudokuBoard game1 = new SudokuBoard(stub1);
        SudokuBoard game2 = new SudokuBoard(stub2);
        SudokuBoard game3 = new SudokuBoard(stub3);
    }

}