/*
* This program creates an 8x8 integer board.
* For each row:
* - All values are set to zero
* - One random column is chosen
* - A random value (1..100) is placed in that column
*
* It mirrors the structure of the C++ version:
* initializeBoard()
* printBoard()
* main logic
*/
const BOARD_SIZE = 8;
/*
* initializeBoard:
* - Sets all values to zero
* - For each row:
* * randomly selects one column (0..7)
* * places a random integer (1..100) in that column
*/
function initializeBoard(array &$board): void
{
for ($row = 0; $row < BOARD_SIZE; $row++) {
// Set entire row to zero
for ($col = 0; $col < BOARD_SIZE; $col++) {
$board[$row][$col] = 0;
}
// Choose a random column index
$randomCol = random_int(0, BOARD_SIZE - 1);
// Place a random non-zero value (1..100)
$board[$row][$randomCol] = random_int(1, 100);
}
}
/*
* printBoard:
* - Prints the 8x8 board in a readable grid format
*/
function printBoard(array $board): void
{
for ($row = 0; $row < BOARD_SIZE; $row++) {
for ($col = 0; $col < BOARD_SIZE; $col++) {
echo $board[$row][$col] . " ";
}
echo PHP_EOL;
}
}
// ------------------------
// Main program
// ------------------------
$board = array_fill(0, BOARD_SIZE, array_fill(0, BOARD_SIZE, 0));
initializeBoard($board);
printBoard($board);
/*
run:
0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 82 0 0 0
0 73 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 70 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 99 0
0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 87 0
*/
