public void run()
{
int choiceNum = 0;
do
{
// Prints menu choices
Console.WriteLine("Select the number of your choice:");
Console.WriteLine("1. Add a book");
Console.WriteLine("2. Remove a book");
Console.WriteLine("3. List Books");
Console.WriteLine("4. Save Books");
Console.WriteLine("5. Read books from file");
Console.WriteLine("6. Quit");
Console.Write("Enter the number of your choice: ");
string choice = Console.ReadLine();
BookIO list = new BookIO();
BookIO ask = new BookIO();
// if the number entered is not a valid choice, asks user to re-enter choice
// for each valid choice, calls the corresponding action for choice
try
{
choiceNum = int.Parse(choice);
if (choiceNum == 1)
{
Book book = ask.AskUser();
askerBook.Add(book);
}
else if (choiceNum == 2)
{
list.ListToScreen(askerBook);
Console.Write("Enter the title of the book to delete: ");
string delete = Console.ReadLine();
var item = askerBook.First(x => x.Title == delete); // finds matching title object from list and removes it
askerBook.Remove(item);
}
else if (choiceNum == 3)
{
list.ListToScreen(askerBook);
}
else if (choiceNum == 4)
{
Console.WriteLine("Enter the full path of the file, including .bin or .xml extension: ");
string fname = Console.ReadLine();
string type = fname.Substring(fname.Length - 4);
if (type == ".bin")
{
ask.WriteToBinary(askerBook, fname);
}
else if (type == ".xml")
{
ask.WriteXML(askerBook, fname);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Invalid Type");
}
}
else if (choiceNum == 5)
{
Console.WriteLine("Enter the full path of the file, including .bin or .xml extension: ");
string fname = Console.ReadLine();
// @"C:\Users\guest no log in\Dropbox\CS 245\Collection\data.bin"
string type = fname.Substring(fname.Length - 4);
if (type == ".bin")
{
ask.ReadFromBinary(askerBook, fname);
}
else if (type == ".xml")
{
ask.ReadXML(askerBook, fname);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Invalid Type");
}
}
else
{
Console.Write("Enter the number of your choice: ");
choice = Console.ReadLine();
}
}
catch (FormatException)
{
Console.Write("Enter the number of your choice: ");
choice = Console.ReadLine();
}
} while (choiceNum != 6);
}
public Manager()
{
io = new BookIO();
askerBook = new List <Book>();
}