if(row<0 || row > 4 || col <0 || col > 4 ){ System.out.println("not on board"); } // testing around System.out.println("Grid[row][col-1] is " + Grid[row][col-1]); System.out.println("Grid[row-1][col-1] is " + Grid[row-1][col-1]); System.out.println("Grid[row-1][col] is " + Grid[row-1][col]); System.out.println("Grid[row-1][col+1] is " + Grid[row-1][col+1]); System.out.println("Grid[row][col+1] is " + Grid[row][col+1]); System.out.println("Grid[row+1][col] is " + Grid[row][col]); System.out.println("Grid[row+1][col-1] is " + Grid[row+1][col-1]); System.out.println("Grid[row+1][col+1] is " + Grid[row+1][col+1]); return 0; } } /*for (int y = 0; y < sideLengthint; y++){ TheBoard[x][y] = letterArray[z]; System.out.println("board["+x+"]["+y+"] " + TheBoard[x][y] + " @ " + z ); z++; */