/*Function that takes in:
* a. the ListBox for the model.
* b. the manufactuerer selected from the ManufacturerBox.
* c. the current Listed object.
* d. the pictureBox we want to update with the selected manufacturers logo.
* then returns all the cars from this selected manufacturer.*/
public Listed ManufactuerSelected(ListBox ModelBox, string manufacturer, Listed carList, PictureBox LogoBox)
{
CarListReader listReader = new CarListReader();
/*If the item is not all then do the following*/
if (!manufacturer.Equals("All"))
{
/*Getting the models*/
//contstructor that takes in a manufactorer and searches the array for cars that match the manufactorer.
carList.CarsFromManufacturer = listReader.searchCars(carList.Cars, manufacturer);
/*As we've only just drew the list of models we should assume that
* the CurrentCars is the CarsFromManufacturer*/
carList.CurrentCars = carList.CarsFromManufacturer;
carList.CurrentCarsWithoutRestrictions = carList.CurrentCars;
/*Loading the manufacturers logo in the form.*/
CarBadge badge = new CarBadge();
string url = badge.getBadge(manufacturer);
try
{
LogoBox.Image = Image.FromFile(url);
LogoBox.SizeMode = PictureBoxSizeMode.StretchImage;
} catch (Exception error)
{
Console.WriteLine(error.ToString());
}
PopulateListBoxWithCarsDetails(ModelBox, carList.CarsFromManufacturer);
}
else
{
/*As we've selected all, just set the manufacturers to each available car in the
* Listed object.*/
carList.CarsFromManufacturer = carList.Cars;
carList.CurrentCars = carList.CarsFromManufacturer;
carList.CurrentCarsWithoutRestrictions = carList.CurrentCars;
PopulateListBoxWithCarsDetails(ModelBox, carList.CarsFromManufacturer);
}
/*Returning the carList after updating the carLists CarsFromManufacturer*/
return(carList);
}
/*Using the searchCars function of the CarListReader class to find all the models for the
* given manufacturer then populating the corresponding Model list with these models.*/
private List <Car> populateModels(string manufacturer, ListBox box)
{
//clearing the box.
box.Items.Clear();
//getting every car with the manufacturer given.
IEnumerable <Car> carModels = new List <Car>();
carModels = search.searchCars(cars, manufacturer);
List <Car> searchedCars = carModels.ToList();
foreach (Car theCar in searchedCars)
{
string toAdd = theCar.Model + " " + theCar.Description;
box.Items.Add(toAdd);
}
return(searchedCars);
}
