/// <summary>
/// Create a new instance of a PickADoorSimulator
/// </summary>
/// <param name="doorSelectOption"></param>
public PickADoorSimulator(DoorSelectOptionEnum doorSelectOption, bool swap, RandomDoorCallBack dealer)
{
// Store the Dealer
this.Dealer = dealer;
// Create the doors collection
this.Doors = CreateDoors();
// If the Dealer object exists
if (this.HasDealer)
{
// Store the value for DoorSelectOption
this.DoorSelectOption = doorSelectOption;
// Set the value for Swap
this.Swap = swap;
// Set the value for SecretDoorNumberThatContainsCar
HideCarInSecretLocation();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// This method Start Simulation
/// </summary>
private void StartSimulation()
{
// Create a
RandomDoorCallBack dealer = new RandomDoorCallBack(CanPullNextItem, PullNextItem);
// Create a report
this.Report = new RandomReport(PickADoorSimulator.MinValue, PickADoorSimulator.MaxValue);
// You can't start a second simulation without restarting.
this.StartSimulationButton.Enabled = false;
// Show the initializing label
this.InitializingLabel.Visible = true;
this.Graph.Visible = true;
// Show the Setup
RefreshUI();
// locals
DoorSelectOptionEnum doorSelectOption = GetDoorSelectOption();
PickADoorSimulator simulatorWithoutSwap = null;
PickADoorSimulator simulatorWithSwap = null;
// Get the number of simulations to run
int simulations = NumericHelper.ParseInteger(this.SimulationsControl.Text.Replace(",", ""), 0, -1);
// If the value for simulations is greater than zero
if (simulations > 0)
{
// create the total possibilities to choose from
int possibilities = PickADoorSimulator.MaxValue * 10;
// Create a Shuffler
this.Shuffler = new RandomShuffler(PickADoorSimulator.MinValue, PickADoorSimulator.MaxValue, possibilities, PickADoorSimulator.TimesToShuffle, 1);
// Set the report
this.Shuffler.Report = this.Report;
// Create the two lists
this.SimulationsSwapping = new List <PickADoorSimulator>();
this.SimulationsNotSwapping = new List <PickADoorSimulator>();
// Set the maximum
this.Graph.Maximum = simulations;
// iterate the number of simuations to create them
for (int x = 1; x <= simulations; x++)
{
// Create a simulation for Without Swap
simulatorWithoutSwap = new PickADoorSimulator(doorSelectOption, false, dealer);
// Create a simulation for Swap
simulatorWithSwap = new PickADoorSimulator(doorSelectOption, true, dealer);
// Add each simulation
this.SimulationsNotSwapping.Add(simulatorWithoutSwap);
this.SimulationsSwapping.Add(simulatorWithSwap);
// Set the graph value
this.Graph.Value = x;
// Refresh everything
this.RefreshUI();
}
// Hide the setup
this.InitializingLabel.Visible = false;
this.Graph.Visible = false;
// refresh the UI
RefreshUI();
// for debugging only
// StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
// Now run the simulations
for (int x = 0; x < simulations; x++)
{
// Run the simulations
this.SimulationsNotSwapping[x].RunSimulation();
this.SimulationsSwapping[x].RunSimulation();
// if it was a correct guess
if (this.SimulationsNotSwapping[x].CorrectGuess)
{
// Increment the value for this
this.DoNotSwapCorrect++;
}
else
{
// Increment the value for this
this.DoNotSwapWrong++;
}
// if it was a correct guess
if (this.SimulationsSwapping[x].CorrectGuess)
{
// Increment the value for this
this.SwapCorrect++;
}
else
{
// Increment the value for this
this.SwapWrong++;
}
// Display the results
this.DoNotSwapCorrectValueLabel.Text = String.Format("{0:n0}", DoNotSwapCorrect);
this.DoNotSwapWrongValueLabel.Text = String.Format("{0:n0}", DoNotSwapWrong);
this.SwapCorrectValueLabel.Text = String.Format("{0:n0}", SwapCorrect);
this.SwapWrongValueLabel.Text = String.Format("{0:n0}", SwapWrong);
// refresh the user interface
RefreshUI();
}
// Get the report
if (this.Report.HasOccurrences)
{
// local
int tempCount = 0;
// iterate the occurrences
foreach (NumberOccurrence occurrence in this.Report.Occurrences)
{
// local
int thisNumber = occurrence.Number;
tempCount = occurrence.Count;
// write out the number
Console.WriteLine(thisNumber + ": " + tempCount + " of " + this.Report.TotalItemsPulled);
}
}
}
else
{
// Show the user a message
MessageBoxHelper.ShowMessage("You must enter the number of simulations", "Invalid Input");
}
// Add Finished so we know it is done.
this.Text = this.Text + " - Finished";
}