// get the move from the user and take turn for player 1
    // player 1 wants to take turn on player 2's board
    static void takeTurn1() throws IOException
    {
        String getRowCol = "Please enter a row and col 0-9 so it looks like this 1,2: ";
        int row = 0;
        int col = 0;
        send((String) getRowCol);
        String receivedRowCol = (String) receive();
        row = Integer.parseInt(getRow((String) receivedRowCol));
        col = Integer.parseInt(getCol((String) receivedRowCol));
        String rowColAre = "The row is " + row + "\nThe Col is " + col + "\n";
        send((String) rowColAre);
        System.out.println("The row is " + row);
        System.out.println("The col is " + col);
        // take turn on other player's board
        b2 = (Board) receive();
        p1.takeTurn(b2, subs, battleShips, patrols, carriers, row, col);
        b1.printBoard();
        System.out.println("b2 is ");
        b2.printBoard();
        send((Board) b2);
        //send((Board) b1);
    } // end takeTurn1
 
    // get the move from the user and take turn for player 2
    // player 2 wants to take turn on player 1's board
    static void takeTurn2() throws IOException
    {
        String getRowCol = "Please enter a row and col 0-9 so it looks like this 1,2: ";
        int row = 0;
        int col = 0;
        send2((String) getRowCol);
        String receivedRowCol = (String) receive2();
        row = Integer.parseInt(getRow((String) receivedRowCol));
        col = Integer.parseInt(getCol((String) receivedRowCol));
        String rowColAre = "The row is " + row + "\nThe Col is " + col + "\n";
        send2((String) rowColAre);
        System.out.println("The row is " + row);
        System.out.println("The col is " + col);
        b1 = (Board) receive2();
        p2.takeTurn(b1, subs, battleShips, patrols, carriers, row, col);
        b2.printBoard();
        System.out.println("b1 is");
        b1.printBoard();
        send2((Board) b1);
        //send((Board) b1);
    } // end takeTurn1

static void takeTurn()
    {
        try
        {
           // receiving to take turn
           String receive = receive();
           String rowCol = promptUser();
           send(rowCol);
           send(b);
           receive();
           b = ((Board) receiveObject());
           System.out.println();
           System.out.println("Board after move");
           b.printBoard();
        } // end try
        catch(IOException e)
        {
            System.out.println("Caught IOException in takeTurn" + e);
        } // end catch
    } // end takeTurn