learngo/18-project-bouncing-ball/01-draw-the-board/main.go

// Copyright © 2018 Inanc Gumus
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package main

import (
	"fmt"
)

func main() {
	const (
		width  = 50
		height = 10

		cellEmpty = ' '
		cellBall  = '⚾'
	)

	var cell rune // current cell (for caching)

	// create the board
	board := make([][]bool, width)
	for column := range board {
		board[column] = make([]bool, height)
	}

	// draw a smiley
	board[12][2] = true
	board[16][2] = true
	board[14][4] = true
	board[10][6] = true
	board[18][6] = true
	board[12][7] = true
	board[14][7] = true
	board[16][7] = true

	// print the board directly to the console
	for y := range board[0] {
		for x := range board {
			cell = cellEmpty
			if board[x][y] {
				cell = cellBall
			}
			fmt.Print(string(cell), " ")
		}
		fmt.Println()
	}
}