private static void Main( string[] args )
{
try
{
AliveChar = Encoding.GetEncoding( 437 ).GetChars( new byte[] { 4 } )[0];
DeadChar = Encoding.GetEncoding( 437 ).GetChars( new byte[] { 0 } )[0];
bool isInteractive = false;
bool argsValid = false;
int consoleWidth = 0,
consoleHeight = 0,
speed = 0;
if( args.Length < 1 )
{
isInteractive = argsValid = true;
}
else if( args.Length == 1 && int.TryParse( args[0], out speed ) )
{
argsValid = true;
consoleHeight = DefaultHeight;
consoleWidth = DefaultWidth;
}
else if( args.Length == 3 && int.TryParse( args[0], out speed )
&& int.TryParse( args[1], out consoleWidth )
&& int.TryParse( args[2], out consoleHeight ) )
{
argsValid = true;
}
if( isInteractive )
{
Console.WriteLine( "Running interactively." );
Console.Write( "Set speed (in milliseconds): " );
if( int.TryParse( Console.ReadLine(), out speed ) )
{
if( speed < 50 || speed > 10000 )
{
Console.WriteLine( "speed out of range, using default value: {0}", DefaultSpeed );
speed = DefaultSpeed;
}
}
else
{
speed = DefaultSpeed;
}
Console.Write( "Set console width: " );
if( int.TryParse( Console.ReadLine(), out consoleWidth ) )
{
if( consoleWidth < 10 || consoleWidth > 150 )
{
Console.WriteLine( "width out of range, using default value: {0}", DefaultWidth );
consoleWidth = DefaultWidth;
}
}
else
{
consoleWidth = DefaultWidth;
}
Console.Write( "Set console height: " );
if( int.TryParse( Console.ReadLine(), out consoleHeight ) )
{
if( consoleHeight < 5 || consoleHeight > 80 )
{
Console.WriteLine( "height out of range, using default value: {0}", DefaultHeight );
consoleWidth = DefaultHeight;
}
}
else
{
consoleHeight = DefaultHeight;
}
}
if( !argsValid )
{
Console.WriteLine( "Usage: gameoflife.exe [speed [console-width console-height]]\n"
+ "Where\n"
+ "\tspeed: refresh rate (in ms)\n"
+ "\tconsolewidth: width in characters (20-150)\n"
+ "\tconsoleheight: height in characters (10-80)\n" );
return;
}
game = new GameOfLife( consoleWidth, consoleHeight, speed, AliveChar, DeadChar );
game.DoSetup();
game.DoLoop();
}
catch( Exception ex )
{
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine( "ERROR:" );
Console.WriteLine( ex.Message );
}
}
