/*
* METHOD : writeToPrivateChatTab()
*
* DESCRIPTION : Display message field text string to private chat text box
* and relayed it to queue.
* PARAMETERS : STRING : messageText
*
* RETURNS : N/A
*/
public void writeToPrivateChatTab(string messageText)
{
PrivateChatTab.Focus();
PrivateChatTabTextBox.AppendText("You Say: " + messageText + "\n"); //Allows text to be displayed multiline
packetBuffer = userNameTextBox.Text + "," + guiPacketBuffer.MessageType + "," + Environment.MachineName + "," + messageText + "," + guiPacketBuffer.Alias;
WriteToQueue(packetBuffer); //write to queue
}
/*
* EVENT : selectButton_Click()
*
* DESCRIPTION : Select individual clients in the list box.
* Will update the relevant tabs with graphical notifications depending on which packet is determining
* the message type.
* PARAMETERS : object : sender
* : RoutedEventArgs : e
*
* RETURNS : N/A
*/
private void selectButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
if (ClientListBox.Items.Count > 0)
{
SendButton.IsEnabled = true;
guiPacketBuffer.RequestToChat = "";
guiPacketBuffer.MessageType = "";
if (ClientListBox.SelectedItems.Count > 1)
{
GroupChatTab.Focus();
GroupChatTab.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Goldenrod);
PrivateChatTab.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Black);
BroadcastChatTab.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Black);
Array clientSelected = Array.CreateInstance(typeof(string), ClientListBox.SelectedItems.Count);
ClientListBox.SelectedItems.CopyTo(clientSelected, 0);
//Messages all clients that local user wishes to communicate with.
for (int i = 0; i < clientSelected.Length; i++)
{
string aliasBuffer = clientSelected.GetValue(i).ToString();
string[] removeStatus = aliasBuffer.Split(' ');
guiPacketBuffer.RequestToChat = guiPacketBuffer.RequestToChat + clientSelected.GetValue(i);
if (i < (clientSelected.Length - 1))
{
guiPacketBuffer.RequestToChat = guiPacketBuffer.RequestToChat + "|"; //delimites clients with pipe symbol
}
guiPacketBuffer.MessageType = "G"; //for group chat type communications
}
}
else
{
if (ClientListBox.SelectedItems.Count > 0)
{
PrivateChatTab.Focus();
PrivateChatTab.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Goldenrod);
GroupChatTab.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Black);
BroadcastChatTab.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Black);
string aliasBuffer = ClientListBox.SelectedItem.ToString();
string[] removeStatus = aliasBuffer.Split(' '); //delimites with blank space
guiPacketBuffer.Alias = removeStatus[0];
guiPacketBuffer.MessageType = "P"; //for private chat type communications
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("Please select a client before clicking the select button.");
}
}
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("You must have online clients in your queue in order to send a message.");
}
}
