LifePatterns

Functions

getLife	Return a CellularSpace from a data file available in the ca package.
insertPattern	Insert a given pattern in a CellularSpace.

getLife

Return a CellularSpace from a data file available in the ca package. It works with .life files, where the CellularSpace is stored as spaces (dead) or Xs (alive).

Arguments

• #1: A string with a file name without .file.

Usage

import("ca")

glider = getLife("glider")

insertPattern

Insert a given pattern in a CellularSpace.

Arguments

• #1: A CellularSpace to receive the pattern.
• #2: A CellularSpace with the pattern.
• #3: The x position where the pattern will be copied on the CellularSpace.
• #4: The y position where the pattern will be copied on the CellularSpace.

Usage

import("ca")

cs = CellularSpace{xdim = 10}
insertPattern(cs, getLife("glider"), 0, 0)