OFF-topic. Just programming but not computer chess progr.

[Solitaireman]

Many thanks in advance.


Note to the admin: this whole post is a combination of pictures and not text since when i tried to post the text shown here it said(in preview i had no problem):
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For trying to see why, i have saved the text and if you like you can copy it here: http://textsave.de/?p=43639

[hyatt]

Several ideas:

(1) A - K of hearts => 1-13, A - K of diamonds = 101-113, A-K of clubs = 201-213, and A-K of spades = 301-313.

(2) A - K of hearts = 1-13. A - K of diamonds = 14-26, etc.

There are lots of ways to represent the cards. Using #1 above, you can obtain the "sequence number" (A=1, 2-2, ..., K=13) by using "sequence = card % 100. That will return a value of 1-13 for any card type. For suit, "suit = card / 100" which will return a value of 0, 1, 2 or 3 for the four suits of the cards. For color (since you have to alternate colors for part of the game) "color = card / 200, which will return 0 for hearts/diamonds and 1 for clubs/spades.

The only issue is to choose the encoding such that you can obtain the sequence #, the suit, and the color, as easily as possible.

[mcostalba]

Please no tricks but only a general way

Use an array of structs

In fact i would be very thankful if anyone could solve the whole (small and quick) problem for me

If you think it is "small and qucik" it means you even didn't start yet (nor I think you will do in the future).