//end of DisplayQuestion
public void AddQuestion()
{
//store temporary strings of user input to then be stored in Question instance
Utilities.header("Add Question");
Console.Write("\n\nWhat is the question: ");
string tmpQuestion = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write("\nEnter Choice 1: ");
string choiceOne = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write("\nEnter Choice 2: ");
string choiceTwo = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write("\nEnter Choice 3: ");
string choiceThree = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write("\nEnter Choice 4: ");
string choiceFour = Console.ReadLine();
int rightChoice = Utilities.validateInt("\nGood. Now which choice is correct? (1-4):\nEnter correct choice: ");
Console.Write("\n\nNow leave some feedback for the player to understand the answer!\nEnter Feedback: ");
string newFeedback = Console.ReadLine();
//insert temporary strings into parameters to be accepted as a new question in array
questionBank[questionCount] = new Question(tmpQuestion, choiceOne, choiceTwo, choiceThree, choiceFour, rightChoice, newFeedback);
//increment QuestionBank so user can add additional questions
questionCount++;
Console.WriteLine("\nThis question has been added!\n");
Utilities.PressAnyKey();
}
/// <summary>
/// This method will read the datafile and populate an array of Questions that is given to it as an argument
/// </summary>
/// <param name="QuestionBank">An already-instantiated reference to an array of Questions</param>
/// <param name="QuestionCount">an integer, passed by reference, that will store the count of how many questions were found in the data file</param>
public void LoadQuestions(Question[] QuestionBank, ref int QuestionCount)
{
// Store a reference to the QuestionBank in this instance's instance variables
this.QuestionBank = QuestionBank;
// local variables to store question information
string q = "";
string a0 = "";
string a1 = "";
string a2 = "";
string a3 = "";
int intCorrectAnswer;
string feedback = "";
// the line of text
LineText = "";
// store the value passed as a parameter within the class's instance variable
NumofQuestions = QuestionCount;
try
{
// create a new file stream
input = new FileStream("Data.txt", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
// create a new streamreader
sr = new StreamReader(input);
while (LineText != null) // keep on going while no null is encountered
{
q = ReadNextLine(); // read the next line
if (q == null)
{
// it was null. Terminate by closing the stream and writer.
input.Dispose();
sr.Dispose();
// end the method.
return;
}
// It wasn't null. Keep on reading the question details line after line.
a0 = ReadNextLine();
a1 = ReadNextLine();
a2 = ReadNextLine();
a3 = ReadNextLine();
intCorrectAnswer = Convert.ToInt32(ReadNextLine());
feedback = ReadNextLine();
// Now instantiate the question and provide it with all the values.
Question tmpQuestion = new Question(q, a0, a1, a2, a3, intCorrectAnswer, feedback);
// put the object into the array
QuestionBank[QuestionCount] = tmpQuestion;
// increment the question count
QuestionCount = QuestionCount + 1;
}
}
catch (IOException)
{
// there was a file IO error
Console.WriteLine("There was an IO error in writing.");
Console.ReadKey(true);
System.Environment.Exit(0);
}
catch (Exception)
{
// there was some other generic exception thrown
Console.WriteLine("There was an File Read Error. Press a key to exit");
Console.ReadKey(true);
System.Environment.Exit(0);
}
}