private void buildCharacterToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
if (CurrentCharacter != null)
{
DialogResult result = MessageBox.Show("Are you sure you want to build this Character?\n\n" +
"Currently-loaded character information will be disgarded.",
"Build Character and Generate GUID",
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
if (result == DialogResult.Yes)
{
CurrentCharacter = BuildCreature();
LoadedGUID = CurrentCharacter.GetCreatureGUIDAsString() ?? string.Empty;
tbGUID.Text = CurrentCharacter.GetCreatureGUIDAsString().ToUpper() ?? string.Empty;
}
}
else
{
CurrentCharacter = BuildCreature();
LoadedGUID = CurrentCharacter.GetCreatureGUIDAsString() ?? string.Empty;
tbGUID.Text = CurrentCharacter.GetCreatureGUIDAsString().ToUpper() ?? string.Empty;
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show($"{ex.Message}\n\n" +
"Note: Attempting to build a character while leaving fields other than \"Surname\" or \"Subrace\" empty " +
"will result in failure. Please check all other fields then try to build the character again.",
"Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Parses all values from the creation form to create a new Creature object.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>Returns an object of a class that derives from the Creature class.</returns>
private Creature BuildCreature()
{
if (ParseEnumValues(out Dictionary <string, Enum> parsedEnums) &&
ParseIntValues(out Dictionary <string, int> parsedInts) &&
!string.IsNullOrEmpty(tbFirstName.Text))
{
//do this if building a NEW character
if (CurrentCharacter == null)
{
//create a new creature with a derived type specified by the "Race" setting
CreatureBuilder cb = new CreatureBuilder((Race)parsedEnums["Race"]);
Creature newCreature = cb.NewCreature;
//assign parsed values to the new Creature object
AssignValues(newCreature, parsedEnums, parsedInts);
LoadedGUID = newCreature.GetCreatureGUIDAsString();
tbGUID.Text = newCreature.GetCreatureGUIDAsString().ToUpper();
return(newCreature);
}
//do this if building on an EXISTING character
else
{
//assign parsed values to the current character
//will change the values of the CurrentCharacter property
AssignValues(CurrentCharacter, parsedEnums, parsedInts);
Creature existingCreature = CurrentCharacter;
LoadedGUID = CurrentCharacter.GetCreatureGUIDAsString();
tbGUID.Text = CurrentCharacter.GetCreatureGUIDAsString().ToUpper();
return(existingCreature);
}
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("Error: The character could not be created because a value failed to parse correctly.\n\n" +
"The only two fields that can be empty are the Subrace and Surname fields.\n\n" +
"Fields that are meant to contain numbers can only contain numbers, usually positive integers.\n\n" +
"Please check all other fields and try again.",
"Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
return(null);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets up the main creation form based on what the user chose during startup.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="selection"></param>
private void StartCreator(int selection)
{
CurrentCharacter = null;
//create new character
if (selection == 0)
{
//clear all creator controls
ClearAllCreatorControls();
CurrentCharacter = null;
//focus first control
tbFirstName.Focus();
}
//open existing character file (*.xml)
else if (selection == 1)
{
var cXML = new CreatureXML();
try
{
CurrentCharacter = cXML.ReadFromXML(GetXMLToOpen());
if (CurrentCharacter != null)
{
//track the GUID of the loaded Creature
LoadedGUID = CurrentCharacter.GetCreatureGUIDAsString();
DisplayCreature(CurrentCharacter);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
CurrentCharacter = null;
LoadedGUID = string.Empty;
MessageBox.Show($"Error: {ex.Message}", "An error occurred", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
}
}
}