From 4815212520e1083245e81464f8a410ed411bc843 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lrave <lrave@UNRAVELPC>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 18:05:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] commenting board

---
 src/backend/Board.java | 22 +++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/Board.java b/src/backend/Board.java
index 1967c86..782f094 100644
--- a/src/backend/Board.java
+++ b/src/backend/Board.java
@@ -109,20 +109,20 @@ public class Board {
         }
     }
 
-    public String toString() {
-        StringBuilder str = new StringBuilder();
+    public String toString() {       //  Console window print
+        StringBuilder str = new StringBuilder();        
         str.append("  A B C D E F G H\n"); // columns letter at the top
 
-        for (int y = 0; y < height; y++) {
+        for (int y = 0; y < height; y++) {       //   treats the whole board and place letters corresponding to each piece type
             str.append(8 - y).append(" ");
             for (int x = 0; x < width; x++) {
                 if (board[x][y] == null) {
-                    str.append("- ");
+                    str.append("- ");   // null spaces replaced by -
                 } else {
                     Piece piece = board[x][y];
-                    String pieceSymbol = piece.getType().getSummary();
-                    if (!piece.isWhite()) {
-                        pieceSymbol = pieceSymbol.toLowerCase();
+                    String pieceSymbol = piece.getType().getSummary();    // Pieces replaced by their symbols (all caps for now)
+                    if (!piece.isWhite()) {           
+                        pieceSymbol = pieceSymbol.toLowerCase();        // Black pieces are replaced by their lowercase counterparts.
                     }
                     str.append(pieceSymbol).append(" ");
                 }
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public class Board {
         return str.toString();
     }
 
-    public ArrayList<Piece> getPieces() {
+    public ArrayList<Piece> getPieces() {    // lists all pieces present on the board.
         ArrayList<Piece> pieces = new ArrayList<>();
         for (int x = 0; x < width; x++) {
             for (int y = 0; y < height; y++) {
@@ -148,14 +148,14 @@ public class Board {
         return pieces;
     }
 
-    public void userTouch(int x, int y) {
-        if (selectedX == -1 && selectedY == -1) {
+    public void userTouch(int x, int y) {    //used to operate user touch
+        if (selectedX == -1 && selectedY == -1) {      // Initiate with impossible values for first turn
             if (board[x][y] != null && board[x][y].isWhite() == isTurnWhite()) {
                 selectedX = x;
                 selectedY = y;
                 highlightedPositions = getValidMoves(board[x][y]);
             }
-        } else {
+        } else {    // any other turn
             if (x == selectedX && y == selectedY) {
                 selectedX = -1;
                 selectedY = -1;