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Just wanted other opinions on my code and a way to figure out whether or not each number placed into the 2D array is unique. My mind is blanking out a bit, I placed something in the method before but erased it. Debating on whether the parameters should simply be the 2D array by itself, or the array and the temporary number.

/****************************************
 *File Name: Assignment 4 Part 1
 *Purpose: An n x n matrix that is filled with the numbers 1, 2, 3, . . . n^2 is a magic square if the sum of
 *the elements in each row, in each column, and in the two diagonals is the same value.
 *				16	3	2	13
 *				5	10	11	8
 *				9	6	7	12
 *				4	15	14	1
 *Write a program that generates 16 values between 1 and 16 (no duplicates allowed) and tests whether they form
 *a magic square when put into a 4 X 4 array. You need to test two features:
 *	Does each of the numbers 1, 2, . . ., 16 occur in the user input?
 *	When the numbers are input into a square, are the sums of the rows, columns, and diagonals equals to each other?
 *Programmer: Shanel Fowler
 *Last Updated Date: 3/16/14
 ****************************************/
 
 import java.util.*;
 
 public class Assignment_4_01
 {
 	boolean Duplicate = false;																			//Creates a boolean variable that stores.
 	static final int ROW = 4;																			//Creates an integer for the number of rows.
 	static final int COL = 4;																			//Creates an integer for the number of columns.
 	
 	/**
 	 *Method will determine whether or not there are any duplicates within the
 	 *matrix. If the number is randomly generated again, another will take its
 	 *place within the designated range.
 	 */
 	public static boolean isDuplicate(int[][] value)
 	{
 		for(int a = 0; a < value.length; a++)
 		{
 			for(int b = 0; b < value.length; b++)
 			{
 				boolean repeat = false;
 				int num;
 				
 				while(repeat)
 				{
 					
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	public static void main(String[] args)
 	{
		int [][] squareArray = new int[ROW][COL];														//Creates a two dimensional array to store values.
 		int minNum = 1;																					//Creates an integer set to the minimum value.
 		int maxNum = 16;																				//Creates an integer set to the maximum value.
 		Random randNum = new Random();																	//Creates random variable.
 		//Allocates a random value into each column and row in the 4 X 4 matrix.
 		for(int r = 0; r < ROW; r++)
 		{
 			for(int c = 0; c < COL; c++)
 			{
 				int tempVal = randNum.nextInt(maxNum - minNum + 1) + minNum;
 				squareArray[r][c] = tempVal;
 			}
 		}
 		
 		for(int i = 0; i < squareArray.length; i++)
 		{
 			for(int x = 0; x < squareArray.length; x++)
 			{
 				System.out.print(squareArray[i][x]);
 				System.out.print(" ");
 			}
 			System.out.println();
 		}
 	}
 }
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Member Avatar for cgeier

Place numbers 1-16 in an ArrayList:

        //holds numbers 1-16
        ArrayList uniqueNums = new ArrayList();

        //add numbers 1-16
        for (int i=0; i < 16; i++)
        {
            uniqueNums.add(i+1);
        }//for

Use the following random number generator method. It was taken from here.

randInt:

    public static int randInt(int min, int max) {

        // Usually this can be a field rather than a method variable
        Random rand = new Random();

        // nextInt is normally exclusive of the top value,
        // so add 1 to make it inclusive
        int randomNum = rand.nextInt((max - min) + 1) + min;

        return randomNum;
    }

"randInt" is used below.
Generate unique random numbers like this:

        //choose random int
        for (int j = 15; j >= 0; j--)
        {
            int selectedNum = randInt(0,j);

            //i print out the selected number.
            //you will add it to your matrix here
            System.out.println("selected:  " + uniqueNums.get(selectedNum));

            //after a number is added to the
            //matrix, remove it from
            //the arraylist
            uniqueNums.remove(selectedNum);

            System.out.println();
        }//for

You can add your numbers to the matrix where I have the "System.out.println...." statement.

Edited by cgeier
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Thanks a lot, I'll definitely make note of this whenever I run into the problem again.

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