Simple algorithm help to replace hardcoding

Question

How can this be simplified into simple algorithm?
public void AI() {
        count++;
        if (count > 4 && randomMoveDecider() == true) {
            randomMove();
        } else if (buttons[1].getText().equals("O") && buttons[2].getText().equals("O") && buttons[3].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[3].setText("O");
            buttons[3].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton3("O");
        } else if (buttons[4].getText().equals("O") && buttons[5].getText().equals("O") && buttons[6].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[6].setText("O");
            buttons[6].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton6("O");
        } else if (buttons[7].getText().equals("O") && buttons[8].getText().equals("O") && buttons[9].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[9].setText("O");
            buttons[9].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton9("O");
        } else if (buttons[2].getText().equals("O") && buttons[3].getText().equals("O") && buttons[1].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[1].setText("O");
            buttons[1].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton1("O");
        } else if (buttons[5].getText().equals("O") && buttons[6].getText().equals("O") && buttons[4].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[4].setText("O");
            buttons[4].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton4("O");
        } else if (buttons[8].getText().equals("O") && buttons[9].getText().equals("O") && buttons[7].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[7].setText("O");
            buttons[7].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton7("O");
        } else if (buttons[1].getText().equals("O") && buttons[3].getText().equals("O") && buttons[2].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[2].setText("O");
            buttons[2].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton2("O");
        } else if (buttons[4].getText().equals("O") && buttons[6].getText().equals("O") && buttons[5].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[5].setText("O");
            buttons[5].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton5("O");
        } else if (buttons[7].getText().equals("O") && buttons[9].getText().equals("O") && buttons[8].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[8].setText("O");
            buttons[8].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton8("O");
        } else if (buttons[1].getText().equals("O") && buttons[4].getText().equals("O") && buttons[7].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[7].setText("O");
            buttons[7].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton7("O");
        } else if (buttons[2].getText().equals("O") && buttons[5].getText().equals("O") && buttons[8].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[4].setText("O");
            buttons[4].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton4("O");
        } else if (buttons[3].getText().equals("O") && buttons[6].getText().equals("O") && buttons[9].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[9].setText("O");
            buttons[9].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton9("O");
        } else if (buttons[4].getText().equals("O") && buttons[7].getText().equals("O") && buttons[1].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[1].setText("O");
            buttons[1].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton1("O");
        } else if (buttons[5].getText().equals("O") && buttons[8].getText().equals("O") && buttons[2].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[2].setText("O");
            buttons[2].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton2("O");
        } else if (buttons[6].getText().equals("O") && buttons[9].getText().equals("O") && buttons[3].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[3].setText("O");
            buttons[3].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton3("O");
        } else if (buttons[1].getText().equals("O") && buttons[7].getText().equals("O") && buttons[4].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[4].setText("O");
            buttons[4].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton4("O");
        } else if (buttons[2].getText().equals("O") && buttons[8].getText().equals("O") && buttons[5].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[5].setText("O");
            buttons[5].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton5("O");
        } else if (buttons[3].getText().equals("O") && buttons[9].getText().equals("O") && buttons[6].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[6].setText("O");
            buttons[6].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton6("O");
        } else if (buttons[1].getText().equals("O") && buttons[5].getText().equals("O") && buttons[9].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[9].setText("O");
            buttons[9].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton9("O");
        } else if (buttons[5].getText().equals("O") && buttons[9].getText().equals("O") && buttons[1].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[1].setText("O");
            buttons[1].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton1("O");
        } else if (buttons[1].getText().equals("O") && buttons[9].getText().equals("O") && buttons[5].getText().equals("")) {
            buttons[5].setText("O");
            buttons[5].setEnabled(false);
            board.setButton5("O");That is only some of it. :(
But the point is for the AI to check the grid on a tic tac toe grid 3/3 and make the best move(win or stop wins)

Answer 1

tjacobs01 wrote:
private boolean buttonTest(JButton button1, JButton button2, JButton button3) {
if (button1.getText().equals("O") && button2.getText().equals("O") && button3.getText().equals("")) {
button3.setText("O");
button3.setEnabled(false);
return true;
return false;Edited by: tjacobs01 on Dec 4, 2009 1:39 PMGreat ;)