Version 0.1

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This is a first version where it is possible to play in console.
Rules are not implemented and program crashes when moving a piece that does not
exit or when trying to capture our own pieces...

SuicideChess/src/suicideChess/Square.java

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+package suicideChess;
+
+/**
+ * @author djib
+ * 
+ * This class avoids the use of strings for squares
+ * 
+ * $LastChangedDate$
+ * $LastChangedRevision$
+ * $LastChangedBy$
+ */
+
+
+public class Square {
+	private char file;
+	private int fileNb;
+	private int rank;
+
+	public class NotAValidSquare extends Exception {
+		/**
+		 * Generated by Eclipse
+		 */
+		private static final long serialVersionUID = 7586171991212094565L;
+
+		NotAValidSquare(String s) { super(s); };
+	}
+	
+	public Square(String square) throws NotAValidSquare {
+		if (square.length()!=2 || !(Character.isLetter(square.toCharArray()[0])) || 
+				!(Character.isDigit(square.toCharArray()[1]))) {
+			throw new NotAValidSquare(square);	
+		}
+		file = Character.toLowerCase(square.toCharArray()[0]);
+		fileNb = ((int)file) - ((int)'a') + 1;
+		rank = Integer.parseInt(square.substring(1,2));
+		
+		//perform extra check ?
+		if (SuicideChess.SQUARE_CHECK_INVALID) {
+			if (fileNb<1 || fileNb>Board.NB_OF_FILES) {
+				throw new NotAValidSquare(square);
+			}
+			if (rank<1 || rank>Board.NB_OF_RANKS) {
+				throw new NotAValidSquare(square);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public char getFile() {
+		return file;
+	}
+	public int getRank() {
+		return rank;
+	}
+	public int getFileNb() {
+		return fileNb;
+	}
+	
+	public String toString() {
+		return String.valueOf(file)+String.valueOf(rank);
+	}
+}