import java.util.*; public class CommentOut { public static void main(String[] args) { //initialize 2-d array int [][] possibilities = new int [512][9]; //http://bit.ly/2E9Zv3B - Stack Overflow, initialize 2d arrays for (int o = 0; o < 512; o++){ for(int ele1 = 0; ele1 < 2; ele1++){ for (int ele2 = 0; ele2 < 2; ele2++){ for (int ele3 = 0; ele3 < 2; ele3++){ for (int ele4 = 0; ele4 < 2; ele4++){ for (int ele5 = 0; ele5 < 2; ele5++){ for (int ele6 = 0; ele6 < 2; ele6++){ for (int ele7 = 0; ele7 < 2; ele7++){ for (int ele8 = 0; ele8 < 2; ele8++){ possibilities [o][8] = ele8; ele8++; System.out.println(possibilities[o][ele8]); } possibilities [o][7] = ele7; ele7++; } possibilities [o][6] = ele6; ele6++; } possibilities [o][4] = ele5; ele5++; } possibilities [o][3] = ele4; ele4++; } possibilities [o][2] = ele3; ele3++; } possibilities [o][1] = ele2; ele2++; } possibilities [o][0] = ele1; ele1++; } o++; } for (int outer = 0; outer < 512; outer ++){ for(int inner = 0; inner < 9; inner++){ System.out.print(possibilities[outer][inner]); System.out.print(" "); } System.out.println(); } whichOne(possibilities); } //function to select statements to execute public static boolean whichOne(int[][] array){ int x; int y; boolean is19 = false; for(int row = 0; row < 512; row ++) { x = 1; y = 0; for(int element = 0; element < 9; element++) { if (array[row][element] == 1){ y = y + x; System.out.println("x is " + x + " and y is " + y); } if(array[row][element] == 1){ x = x * 2; System.out.println("x is " + x + " and y is " + y); } if(array[row][element] == 1){ y = y + x; System.out.println("x is " + x + " and y is " + y); } if(array[row][element] == 1){ x = x * 2; System.out.println("x is " + x + " and y is " + y); } if(array[row][element] == 1){ y = y + x; System.out.println("x is " + x + " and y is " + y); } if(array[row][element] == 1){ x = x * 2; System.out.println("x is " + x + " and y is " + y); } if(array[row][element] == 1){ y = y + x; System.out.println("x is " + x + " and y is " + y); } if(array[row][element] == 1){ x = x * 2; System.out.println("x is " + x + " and y is " + y); } if(array[row][element] == 1){ y = y + x; System.out.println("x is " + x + " and y is " + y); } if (y == 19){ is19 = true; System.out.println(array[row]); break; } } } return is19; } }