creation of the reset method + start working on clicButtonStop (cannot

restart a simulation after pressed)

src/backend/Simulator.java

@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
 	private int[][] world;
 
 	//TODO : add missing attribute(s)
-	
+	private int stepCount;
 	
 	
 	public Simulator(MyInterface mjfParam) {
 		mjf = mjfParam;
-		stopFlag=false;
+		//stopFlag=false; //not necessary since i set the state when pressing the button start
 		pauseFlag=false;
 		loopingBorder=false;
 		clickActionFlag=false;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
 
 	//Should probably stay as is
 	public void run() {
-		int stepCount=0;
+		stepCount=0;
 		while(!stopFlag) {
 			stepCount++;
 			makeStep();
@@ -174,8 +174,13 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
 	/*
 	 * leave this as is
 	 */
-	public void stopSimu() {
+	public void stopSimu() { 
 		stopFlag=true;
+		this.interrupt(); 
+	}
+	
+	public void startSimu() { // same as stopSimu but will set the stopFlag value as false.
+		stopFlag=false;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -305,7 +310,7 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
 		ArrayList<String> rule = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (int i = 0; i < getHeight(); i++) {
 			StringBuilder lineState = new StringBuilder();
-			for (int j = 0 ; j < getHeight() ; j++) {
+			for (int j = 0 ; j < getHeight() ; j++) {   // je crois qu'il y a un probleme, il faut mettre getWidth je crois
 				lineState.append(getCell(i, j));
 				if (j < getWidth() - 1) {
 					lineState.append(";");
@@ -407,5 +412,16 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
 		// depending on clickActionFlag
 		return "";
 	}
+	
+	
+	public void reset() {
+		for (int i = 0; i < getHeight(); i++) {
+			for (int j = 0 ; j < getWidth() ; j++) {
+				setCell(i,j,0);
+			}
+		}
+		this.stepCount = 0;	
+	}
 
 }
+

src/windowInterface/MyInterface.java

@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ public class MyInterface extends JFrame {
 	public void clicButtonGo() {
 		this.instantiateSimu();
 		if(!mySimu.isAlive()) {
+			mySimu.startSimu();
 			mySimu.start();
 		} else {
 			mySimu.togglePause();
@@ -233,7 +234,19 @@ public class MyInterface extends JFrame {
 	}
 	
 	public void clicButtonStop() {
-		//TODO 
+		//mySimu.stopSimu();
+		//update(0);
+		//instantiateSimu();
+		
+		mySimu.stopSimu(); // Stop the simulation
+        mySimu.reset(); // Reset the simulation state
+        panelDraw.repaint(); // Refresh the display
+        eraseLabels(); // Reset the labels to their initial state
+        //mySimu.stopSimu();
+      
+	
+		
+		
 	}
 
 	public void clicButtonToggleClickAction() {