package main
import (
"fmt"
"math/rand"
"time"
)
/*
* 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()
*/
const BoardSize int = 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
func initializeBoard(board *[BoardSize][BoardSize]int) {
for row := 0; row < BoardSize; row++ {
// Set entire row to zero
for col := 0; col < BoardSize; col++ {
board[row][col] = 0
}
// Choose a random column index
randomCol := rand.Intn(BoardSize)
// Place a random non-zero value (1..100)
randomValue := rand.Intn(100) + 1
board[row][randomCol] = randomValue
}
}
// printBoard:
// - Prints the 8x8 board in a readable grid format
func printBoard(board *[BoardSize][BoardSize]int) {
for row := 0; row < BoardSize; row++ {
for col := 0; col < BoardSize; col++ {
fmt.Printf("%3d ", board[row][col])
}
fmt.Println()
}
}
func main() {
rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano()) // Seed RNG once
var board [BoardSize][BoardSize]int
initializeBoard(&board)
printBoard(&board)
}
/*
run:
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88
0 67 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0
0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93
0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0
0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 68 0 0 0
*/
