[RESOLVED] 2D arrays help (involves copying elements)

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Hello:
I am new to the forum. I am doing an assignment involving 2D arrays called the Game of Life. I have to create a 2D array that is initialized with specific values of 0 or 1. Then I have to check each element to determine if it will stay a zero or one, or if it will become a one (based on certain rules). After I determine this, I have to create a new array and store the results into it. I have already created this array. However, when I print the new array, it gives me the same configuration as the first array. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Here's the original array's initialization:

int life[12][12] = { {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
{0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,0},
{0,0,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0},
{0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},
{0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,0},
{0,0,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0},
{0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0},
{0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0},
{0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,0},
{0,0,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0},
{0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,0},
{0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0} };

Here's the code that I have so far:

void neighbors(const int array[][12])
{
 
int count = 0,
row,
col,
a,
b,
newLife[12][12] = {};
 
for (row = 1; row < 11; row++)
{
for (col = 1; col < 11; col++)
{ 
for (a = -1; a < 2; a++)
{
for (b = -1; b < 2; b++)
{
if (array[row + a][col + b] == 1)
count++; 
}
}
 
if (array[row][col] == 1)
count--;
 
if (array[row][col] == 0 && count == 3)
newLife[row][col] == 1;
else if (count >= 4 || count == 1 || count == 0)
newLife[row][col] == 0;
else
newLife[row][col] == 1;
 
count = 0;
}
}
 
for (row = 0; row < 12; row++)
{
for (col = 0; col < 12; col++)
{
cout << setw(3) << newLife[row][col];
 
if (((col + 1) % 12) == 0)
cout << endl; 
} 
}
 
}

Please help because I can't see what I'm obviously doing wrong.
If you need more info, just let me know.

Thanks in advance