// 5a) find_start_point(question) - gets random start position for
// a word and a random direction
// calls 5ai) check_space_for_word(row, col, direction, word)
// if false: 5a) find_start_point(question)
// if true: call 5aii) get_other_letters(row,col,dir,word) -
// gets list of squares containing word
// if all squares in list are empty
// place letters in each LetterSquare.letter
public static void FindStart(NonStaticClasses.Questions _question)
{
string _testWord = _question.QuestionAnswer;
List <NonStaticClasses.LetterSquare> letter_boxes =
new List <NonStaticClasses.LetterSquare>(); // creates list to hold test squares
Int32 _startRow = GameStatus.Settings.Rnd.Next(Styling.GameGrid.LettersHigh);
// random starting row
Int32 _startCol = GameStatus.Settings.Rnd.Next(Styling.GameGrid.LettersWide);
// random starting col
Int32 _direction = GameStatus.Settings.Rnd.Next(4);
// random choice of 4 directions
if (Methods.GameGridCreation.CheckSpaceForWord.CheckSpace(
_startRow, _startCol, _direction, _testWord) == true)
{
bool all_empty = true;
letter_boxes = Methods.GameGridCreation.GetWordOtherLettersPosition.GetLetters(
_startRow, _startCol, _direction, _testWord);
for (int count = 0; count < _testWord.Length; count++)
{
if (letter_boxes[count].Letter != "" &&
letter_boxes[count].Letter !=
Convert.ToString(_testWord[count]))
{
all_empty = false;
}
}
if (all_empty == true)
{
for (Int32 count = 0; count < _testWord.Length; count++)
{
letter_boxes[count].Letter =
Convert.ToString(_testWord[count]);
letter_boxes[count].IsPartOfAnswer = true;
letter_boxes[count].PartOfQuestionNumber.Add(
_question.QuestionNumber);
}
}
else
{
FindStart(_question);
}
}
else
{
FindStart(_question);
}
}
// 2) get_questions() - gets question objects from question_list
// dictionary
// randomly gets number questions from list
// deletes from list so not repeated in future rounds
// NEEDS A WAY OF NOT RUNNING OUT OF QUESTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM
public static void GetQuestions()
{
for (int questions = 0;
questions < GameStatus.Settings.CurrentQuestionsPerPuzzle;
questions++)
{
while (true)
{
Int32 element =
GameStatus.Settings.Rnd.Next(TrackerVariables.TrackedVariables.QuestionListBank.Count);
var _randomQuestion =
TrackerVariables.TrackedVariables.QuestionListBank.ElementAt(element);
// if too big for grid choose again
if (_randomQuestion.Value.Length <=
Styling.GameGrid.LettersWide ||
_randomQuestion.Value.Length <=
Styling.GameGrid.LettersHigh)
{
TrackerVariables.TrackedVariables.ActiveQuestionList.Add(_randomQuestion.Key, _randomQuestion.Value);
TrackerVariables.TrackedVariables.QuestionListBank.Remove(_randomQuestion.Key);
break;
}
}
}
int _count = 1;
foreach (var _value in TrackerVariables.TrackedVariables.ActiveQuestionList)
{
NonStaticClasses.Questions _tmpNew = new NonStaticClasses.Questions(
_value.Key,
_value.Value,
_count);
TrackerVariables.TrackedVariables.QuestionList.Add(_tmpNew);
_count++;
}
TrackerVariables.TrackedVariables.CorrectQuestions = GameStatus.Settings.AnswersCorrectStartRound;
}