/// <summary>
/// Deals out the given nunber of cards for the given number of players
/// </summary>
/// <param name="nHands">Numbed of hands(players) to deal for</param>
/// <param name="nCards">Number of cards in a hand</param>
/// <returns>Array of Hands containing cards from the deck</returns>
public Hand[] DealHands(int nHands, int nCards)
{
//TODO Check we dont deal out more cards that there are in a deck?
Hand[] hands = new Hand[nHands];
Card[] tempCards = new Card[nCards];
//Loop through for each player
for (int i = 0; i < nHands; i++)
{
//Loop through and grab the players cards
for (int j = 0; j < nCards; j++)
{
//Using i*nCards so that we dont always pick the cards from the start of the deck
//Would result in all players having the same cards!
tempCards[j] = cardArray[(i * nCards) + j];
}
//Place the cards picked into the hand
hands[i] = new Hand(tempCards);
//Reset the cards picked
//TODO: Figure out why this is needed!
tempCards = new Card[nCards];
}
return hands;
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a new unshuffled deck
/// TODO: Expand for games that play with two decks?
/// </summary>
/// <param name="rand">Random Number Generator from Form</param>
public Deck(Random rand)
{
this.rand = rand;
cardArray = new Card[NRANKS * NSUITS];
for (int i = 0; i < NSUITS; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < NRANKS; j++)
{
cardArray[i * NRANKS + j] = new Card((Rank)(j + 2), (Suit)(i));
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a new Hand
/// </summary>
/// <param name="cards">An array of cards to place in the hand</param>
public Hand(Card[] cards)
{
this.cards = cards;
}
/// <summary>
/// Internal swap for cards based on reference
/// </summary>
/// <param name="one">Card one to swap</param>
/// <param name="two">Card two to swap</param>
private void swap(ref Card one, ref Card two)
{
Card tempCard = one;
one = two;
two = tempCard;
}