/**
 * Checkerboard.
 *
 * <p>Elie Zananiri<br>
 * CART 253, Winter 2008</p>
 */

/*------- initialization ------------*/
void setup() {
  size(300, 300);
  background(255);
  noStroke();
}

/*------ function definitions -------*/
// draws a checkerboard pattern 
void drawPattern() {
  int cellSize = 20;  // size of our rectangles
  boolean white = true;  // flag to indicate the fill
  boolean oddColumn = true;  // flag to indicate the column type

  // walk across the x-axis
  for (int x=0; x < width ; x = x+cellSize) {
    // walk down the y-axis
    for (int y=0; y < height; y = y+cellSize) {
      if (white) {
        fill(255);
      } else {
        fill(0);
      }
      rect(x, y, cellSize, cellSize);

      // toggle the fill flag
      white = !white;
    }
    
    // flip the flag that tells us whether we're starting an even or odd column
    oddColumn = !oddColumn;
    
    // make sure that each successive column starts with a different fill
    white = oddColumn;
  }
}

/*------ main loop ------------------*/
void draw() {
  drawPattern();
}