This type of project offers only a few guidelines, allowing you to invest as much time and polish as you want, as long as you meet the program requirements described below.
The code given below is tic-tac-toe
Explanation:
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.InputMismatchException;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class TicTacToe {
static Scanner in;
static String [ ] board;
static String turn;
public static void main(String[] args) {
in = new Scanner(System.in);
board = new String[9];
turn = "X";
String winner = null;
populateEmptyBoard();
System.out.println("Welcome to 2 Player Tic Tac Toe.");
System.out.println("");
printBoard();
System.out.println("X's will play first. Enter a slot number to place X in:");
while (winner == null) {
int numInput;
try {
numInput = in.nextInt();
if (!(numInput > 0 && numInput <= 9)) {
System.out.println("Invalid input; re-enter slot number:");
continue;
}
} catch (InputMismatchException e) {
System.out.println("Invalid input; re-enter slot number:");
continue;
}
if (board[numInput-1].equals(String.valueOf(numInput))) {
board[numInput-1] = turn;
if (turn.equals("X")) {
turn = "O";
} else {
turn = "X";
}
printBoard();
winner = checkWinner();
} else {
System.out.println("Slot already taken; re-enter slot number:");
continue;
}
}
if (winner.equalsIgnoreCase("draw")) {
System.out.println("It's a draw! Thanks for playing.");
} else {
System.out.println("Congratulations! " + winner + "'s have won! Thanks for playing.");
}
}
static String checkWinner() {
for (int a = 0; a < 8; a++) {
String line = null;
switch (a) {
case 0:
line = board[0] + board[1] + board[2];
break;
case 1:
line = board[3] + board[4] + board[5];
break;
case 2:
line = board[6] + board[7] + board[8];
break;
case 3:
line = board[0] + board[3] + board[6];
break;
case 4:
line = board[1] + board[4] + board[7];
break;
case 5:
line = board[2] + board[5] + board[8];
break;
case 6:
line = board[0] + board[4] + board[8];
break;
case 7:
line = board[2] + board[4] + board[6];
break;
}
if (line.equals("XXX")) {
return "X";
} else if (line.equals("OOO")) {
return "O";
}
}
for (int a = 0; a < 9; a++) {
if (Arrays.asList(board).contains(String.valueOf(a+1))) {
break;
}
else if (a == 8) return "draw";
}
System.out.println(turn + "'s turn; enter a slot number to place " + turn + " in:");
return null;
}
static void printBoard() {
System.out.println("/---|---|---\\");
System.out.println("| " + board[0] + " | " + board[1] + " | " + board[2] + " |");
System.out.println("|-----------|");
System.out.println("| " + board[3] + " | " + board[4] + " | " + board[5] + " |");
System.out.println("|-----------|");
System.out.println("| " + board[6] + " | " + board[7] + " | " + board[8] + " |");
System.out.println("/---|---|---\\");
}
static void populateEmptyBoard() {
for (int a = 0; a < 9; a++) {
board[a] = String.valueOf(a+1);
}
}
}