c++ (Compare all spaces with Pawns ) - c++

Question

I have a board game that has spaces (has numeral values 1,2,3, etc.) starting from 1 and 16 pieces of pawns; four for each player.
I want to show the result of my board game at some point. I tried the method below but that will make my code extremely long.
i have 16 pieces and 100 spaces that i have to repeat that code with 100 space that would take forever. the code below is just for one space (the first space)
Any idea how to show my result in a short way? Thanks in advance!
Here is my old-fashioned way:
//space 1
if (bpiece1->value == 1)
{
cout << " bpiece1";
}
else if (bpiece2->value == 1)
{
cout << " bpiece2";
}
else if (bpiece3->value == 1)
{
cout << " bpiece3";
}
else if (bpiece4->value == 1)
{
cout << " bpiece4";
}
else if (gpiece1->value == 1)
{
cout << " gpiece1";
}
else if (gpiece2->value == 1)
{
cout << " gpiece2";
}
else if (gpiece3->value == 1)
{
cout << " gpiece3";
}
else if (gpiece4->value == 1)
{
cout << " gpiece4";
}
else if (ypiece1->value == 1)
{
cout << " ypiece1";
}
else if (ypiece2->value == 1)
{
cout << " ypiece2";
}
else if (ypiece3->value == 1)
{
cout << " ypiece3";
}
else if (y4->value == 1)
{
cout << " y4";
}
else if (rpiece1->value == 1)
{
cout << " rpiece1";
}
else if (rpiece2->value == 1)
{
cout << " rpiece2";
}
else if (rpiece3->value == 1)
{
cout << " rpiece3";
}
else if (rpiece4->value == 1)
{
cout << " rpiece4";
}
else
{
cout << " 01";
}

Answer 1

C++ is an object-oriented language. Therefore, we start by creating a class that stores your board and implements all functions on it. Like
//Board.h
#include <array>
using std::array;
enum class Figure { None, Pawn };
class Board {
private:
array<array<Figure, 8>, 8> fields; //8x8 if it was a chess board
public:
void print() const;
};
//Board.cpp
#include "Board.h"
#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
#include <string>
using std::string;
inline string to_string(const Figure figure){
switch(figure){
case Figure::None:
return " ";
case Figure::Pawn:
return "p";
}
//throw error here
return "";
}
void Board::print() const {
for(size_t i = 0; i < fields.size(); i++){
for(size_t j = 0; j < fields[i].size(); j++){
cout << to_string(fields[i][j]);
}
cout << endl;
}
cout << endl;
}
If this is new to you, you should really read the basic tutorials first and make sure that you understand each line I wrote in the end.
Important here is: Representation, represenation, representation. Don't think in "1 is a pawn", think in "a pawn is a pawn". Everything that has a function which you can think of should probably be a class, a structure or an enum.