tostring now has a flag variable and is weel readable thanks to lines

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OOP_3B5_Project/src/backend/Board.java

@@ -103,24 +103,37 @@ public class Board {
 		//initialize the str variable + black and white str
 		String boardState = "";
 		String bOrW = "" ;
+		int pieceCount = 0 ;
 		//initialize the str variable + black and white str
 		//for loop that iterates through all the pieces in the arraylist pieces, adding conditions and simplifying the state of the board
 		for(Piece piece : pieces) {
 			if(piece.isWhite() == true) {
-				bOrW += "White";
+				bOrW += "w";
 			}
 			else {
-				bOrW += "Black";
+				bOrW += "b";
 			}
 			//gathering all other piece data 
 			String type = piece.getType().getSummary();
 			int xCord = piece.getX() + 1; //adding one to better understand the grid as a human, this will convert the 0-7 coord 
 			int yCord = piece.getY() + 1; //system to a much more understandable 1-8 value range, which is better for an 8x8 grid
 			
-			boardState += bOrW + "[" + type + "] (" + xCord + ";" + yCord + ")\n"; // str concatenation
+			boardState += bOrW + "[" + type + "] (" + xCord + ";" + yCord + ")"; // str concatenation
+			pieceCount ++;
+			
+			if (pieceCount % 8 == 0) {
+	            boardState += "\n"; //add a new line
+	        } else {
+	            boardState += " "; //add space if not divsisble by 8
+	        }
+			
 			bOrW = ""; //reinitialization of this local var bc white and black will pile up if not 
 			}
 		
+		if (pieceCount % 8 != 0) {
+            boardState += "\n"; // skip a line at the very end if piececount isnt modulo 8
+		}
+		
 		return boardState; //gives back the full string
 		//TODO
 		//maybe i should add a flag variable to display 5 or 6 coordinates on the same line if i have time instead of 1 coord per line