/// <summary>
/// Validates the user's input and checks if there were any previous that were the same.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="storedInputs">List of successful inputs</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private char GetUserLetter(List <char> storedInputs)
{
char userInput;
for (; ;)
{
//Get input, method already validates if it's a letter input
userInput = InputValidation.ValidateLetter(LetterCase.Upper);
//Cause user to input again if current input matches any previous inputs
if (InputValidation.CheckAlreadyUsedInput(storedInputs, userInput))
{
Console.WriteLine("You've alredy chosen this Letter!\nPlease enter a letter");
}
//Successful input
else
{
return(userInput);
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// GetUserInput();
/// Gets valid input from user to use to uncover a slot in the grid.
///
/// Arguments:
/// -A list of previous valid inputs to compare if the same option is chosen again.
/// -A table that translates the input to a value
///
/// Steps:
/// -Try get user to input a row.
/// -Try get user to input a column.
/// -Convert both inputs into a key.
/// -Use key to get an output from the table.
/// -If the output has already been chosen before then repeat from the first step.
/// </summary>
private int GetUserInput(List <int> previousInputs, Dictionary <string, int> table)
{
int temp;
char[] input = new char[2];
for (; ;)
{
Console.WriteLine("\nPick A row");
input[(int)GridSelection.Row] = InputValidation.ValidateInput(1, 3).ToString()[0];
Console.WriteLine("\nPick A column");
input[(int)GridSelection.Column] = InputValidation.ValidateInput(1, 3).ToString()[0];
if (table.TryGetValue(new string(input), out temp) && !InputValidation.CheckAlreadyUsedInput(previousInputs, temp))
{
return(temp);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("You've already chosen this slot");
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// GenerateCpuNumbers()
/// Generates a specified amount of numbers and stores each digit into an array index.
/// Each digit is between 1-9 and is unique.
///
/// Arguments:
/// -The amount of numbers the computer wil generate.
///
/// Steps:
/// -Create array of specified size.
/// -Iterate through the array.
/// -Randomly generate a number between 1 - 9
/// -If the generated number has already been used, then generate a new number.
/// -Else the number is assigned into that element of the array.
/// -Return array when finished iterating.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="inputArraySize">Will return array of the size</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private char[] GenerateCpuNumbers(int inputArraySize)
{
char[] temp = new char[inputArraySize];
char generatedChar;
List <char> storedNumbers = new List <char>();
for (int i = 0; i < temp.Length; i++)
{
for (; ;)
{
generatedChar = random.Next(1, 10).ToString().ToCharArray()[0];
if (!InputValidation.CheckAlreadyUsedInput <char>(storedNumbers, generatedChar))
{
storedNumbers.Add(generatedChar);
temp[i] = generatedChar;
break;
}
}
}
return(temp);
}
