phase 0 unit 2 week 1boggle class challenge

0.2.1-boggle_class_from_methods.rb

class BoggleBoard
  def initialize(board)
    @board = board
  end

  def create_word(*coords)
    coords.map { |coord| @board[coord.first][coord.last]}.join("")
  end

  def get_row(row)
    @board[row]
  end

  def get_col(col)
    returned_col = []
    @board.each do |row|
      returned_col << row.at(col)
    end
    returned_col
  end
end


dice_grid = [["b", "r", "a", "e"],
             ["i", "o", "d", "t"],
             ["e", "c", "l", "r"],
             ["t", "a", "k", "e"]]

boggle_board = BoggleBoard.new(dice_grid)


# implement tests for each of the methods here:

# create_word
p boggle_board.create_word([1,2],[1,1],[2,1],[3,2]) == "dock"
p boggle_board.create_word([3,0],[3,1],[2,1],[3,2],[2,2],[3,3]) == "tackle"
p boggle_board.create_word([1,1],[0,2],[0,1]) == "oar"
 
# get_row
p boggle_board.get_row(0) == ["b", "r", "a", "e"]
p boggle_board.get_row(1) == ["i", "o", "d", "t"]
p boggle_board.get_row(2) == ["e", "c", "l", "r"]
p boggle_board.get_row(3) == ["t", "a", "k", "e"] #=> Real word!!

# get_col
p boggle_board.get_col(0) == ["b", "i", "e", "t"]
p boggle_board.get_col(1) == ["r", "o", "c", "a"]
p boggle_board.get_col(2) == ["a", "d", "l", "k"]
p boggle_board.get_col(3) == ["e", "t", "r", "e"] #=> Real word in French!!

# p boggle_board.get_diagonal([0,0],[3,3]) #== ["b", "o", "l", "e"] 
##### couldn't figure out the diagonal on my own :( #####


# create driver test code to retrieve a value at a coordinate here:

p boggle_board.create_word([3,2]) == "k"
p boggle_board.create_word([1,3]) == "t"
##### Not sure if this is what that objective was looking for... #####


##### REFLECTION #####
=begin
I think object-oriented programming requires more of an abstract thought process than procedural programming. Procedural
programming feels a lot more systematic. I can see how object-oriented programming has its benefits in that the code
is more reusable.

I had trouble doing the diagonal without help. I've been doing some research and may come back to it later on this week,
but if I do have an answer, it was likely influenced by a lot of research. 
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