From 8dc6c67272d59736f8d4d1cad1a958fe059f4072 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hugomanipoud2 <hugomanipoud2@localhost>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 14:40:16 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] added docstring to explain the ishighlighted method

---
 OOP_3B5_Project/src/backend/Board.java | 31 ++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/OOP_3B5_Project/src/backend/Board.java b/OOP_3B5_Project/src/backend/Board.java
index a8cb6f2..737d717 100644
--- a/OOP_3B5_Project/src/backend/Board.java
+++ b/OOP_3B5_Project/src/backend/Board.java
@@ -239,15 +239,28 @@ public class Board {
 			}
 	}	else if (type == PieceType.Bishop) {
 			int k = 8; // default range value for bishop to cover the board wherever he is 
-			for(int i = 1; i < k;i++) {
-				if (getPiece(selectX + i, selectY + i) != null) {
-	                k = i;
-	                break;
-	            }
-				if (selectX + i == x && selectY + i == y) {
-	                isAPieceHere = true;
+			for(int i = 1; i < k; i++) { // range from 1 to k up until the follwing if statement is true 
+				if (getPiece(selectX + i, selectY + i) != null) { // true Iff there is a piece at the specified position which are the direction of the specified piece !
+					if (color != getPiece(selectX + i, selectY + i).isWhite()) { // another condition that will be lauched IFF the case has a piece in it and IFF the piece is of a != color than the played piece 
+						k = i+1; // if color is diffrent, change K to i (number of case before a piece) + 1 (if the piece is of a different color i can eat it)
+            		
+						if (selectX + i == x && selectY + i == y) { // iterates trough i but k = i+1 so the for loop will itterate until i+1 allowing for the opposite color piece to be eaten 
+							isAPieceHere = true; //set the boolean var to true
+							}
+						break; // break the loop 
+                	
+				}	else {
+            			k = i; // if the condition "if (color != getPiece(selectX + i, selectY + i).isWhite())" is not compliant, this else statement will change k to be i, hence, the same colored piece present in its path will not be eaten
+            			break;
+						}
 				}
-		}	k = 8;
+            	if(selectX + i == x && selectY + i == y) { // iterate trough i up until i as k = i, it is needed to not light up the pieces of the same color a the played piece
+        	         isAPieceHere = true;//set the boolean var to true
+            			}
+				
+				
+			
+		}   k = 8;
 			for (int i = 1; i < k; i++) {
 	            if (getPiece(selectX - i, selectY - i) != null) {
 	                k = i;
@@ -266,7 +279,7 @@ public class Board {
 	                isAPieceHere = true;
 	                
 	            }
-	    }   k = 8;
+	    }   k = 8; 
 	        for (int i = 1; i < k; i++) {
 	            if (getPiece(selectX + i, selectY - i) != null) {
 	            	if (color != getPiece(selectX + i, selectY - i).isWhite()) {