#include <array>
#include <iostream>
#include <random>
// Type alias for readability
using Board = std::array<std::array<int, 8>, 8>;
/*
* initializeBoard:
* - Sets all values to zero
* - For each row, chooses one random column
* - Places a random integer in that column
*/
void initializeBoard(Board& board) {
// Modern C++ random engine and distributions
std::random_device rd; // Non-deterministic seed
std::mt19937 gen(rd()); // Fast Mersenne Twister engine
std::uniform_int_distribution<> colDist(0, 7); // Random column index
std::uniform_int_distribution<> valDist(1, 100); // Random value range
for (auto& row : board) {
// Set entire row to zero
row.fill(0);
// Choose a random column
int col = colDist(gen);
// Place a random value in that column
row[col] = valDist(gen);
}
}
/*
* printBoard:
* - Prints the 8x8 board in a readable format
*/
void printBoard(const Board& board) {
for (const auto& row : board) {
for (int value : row) {
std::cout << value << ' ';
}
std::cout << '\n';
}
}
int main() {
Board board{}; // Zero-initialized by default
initializeBoard(board);
printBoard(board);
}
/*
run:
0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0
0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99
0 90 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71
*/
