public static void SearchLoop()
{
while (true)
{
PeriodicTable pt = new PeriodicTable();
Console.Write("Select search mode [1: Atomic Number, 2: Symbol, 3: Name, 4: quit]: ");
string mode = Console.ReadLine();
if (mode == "4")
{
return;
}
Console.Write("Search: ");
string search = Console.ReadLine();
Element element;
try
{
switch (mode)
{
case "1":
element = pt.GetElement(Convert.ToInt32(search));
break;
case "2":
element = pt.GetElement(search);
break;
case "3":
element = pt.GetElementByName(search);
break;
default:
Console.WriteLine("ERROR: Invalid input detected.");
continue;
}
}
catch (System.Collections.Generic.KeyNotFoundException)
{
// supress exception from being thrown
Console.WriteLine("ERROR: No matching element was found.");
continue;
}
Console.WriteLine("Atomic Number: {0}", element.AtomicNumber);
Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}", element.Name);
Console.WriteLine("Symbol: {0}", element.Symbol);
Console.WriteLine("Weight: {0}M", element.AtomicWeight);
Console.WriteLine();
}
}
