/// <summary>
/// Method that is used to instantiate the buttons and start the game.
/// </summary>
private void StartGame()
{
for (int i = 0; i < row; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < row; j++)
{
// Adding buttons to a 2d array.
LightButtons[i, j] = new LightsOutButton
{
// Setting the size and color of the buttons.
BackColor = lightColor[colors.Next(2)],
Size = new Size(40, 40)
};
LightButtons[i, j].Enabled = true;
// Adding on to the counter to indicate how many lights are turned on.
if (LightButtons[i, j].BackColor == Color.Blue)
{
LightsOn++;
}
// setting the location for the buttons with spaces inbetween.
LightButtons[i, j].Location = new Point(20 + (40 * i), 20 + (40 * j));
LightButtons[i, j].xLoc = i;
LightButtons[i, j].yLoc = j;
LightButtons[i, j].TabIndex = i + j + 1;
LightButtons[i, j].Click += Check_Lights;
flowLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(LightButtons[i, j]);
}
}
// Setting the text to show how many lights are on and refreshing it to be displayed.
OnLights.Text = "Lights On: " + LightsOn;
OnLights.Refresh();
}
/// <summary>
/// Method used to swap the colors of the lights, and check to see how many lights are left to turn off.
/// </summary>
private void Check_Lights(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
LightsOutButton buttonclicked = (LightsOutButton)sender;
ChooseColor(buttonclicked);
int ButtonXloc = (buttonclicked.xLoc);
int ButtonYloc = (buttonclicked.yLoc);
//Checks and changes each button around the clicked button. (left side, right side, on top and below)
if (ButtonXloc > 0)
{
ChooseColor(LightButtons[ButtonXloc - 1, ButtonYloc]);
}
if (ButtonXloc < (row - 1))
{
ChooseColor(LightButtons[ButtonXloc + 1, ButtonYloc]);
}
if (ButtonYloc > 0)
{
ChooseColor(LightButtons[ButtonXloc, ButtonYloc - 1]);
}
if (ButtonYloc < (col - 1))
{
ChooseColor(LightButtons[ButtonXloc, ButtonYloc + 1]);
}
// Disables the buttons from being clicked when game is finished and displays all lights have been turned off.
if (GameFinished())
{
for (int i = 0; i < row; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < row; j++)
{
LightButtons[i, j].Enabled = false;
}
}
MessageBox.Show("All Light Have Been Turned Off");
NewGame.Enabled = false;
Restart.Enabled = true;
}
// checks all the colors to give a new amount for the LightsOn counter.
LightsOn = 1;
for (int i = 0; i < row; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < row; j++)
{
if (LightButtons[i, j].BackColor == Color.Blue)
{
LightsOn++;
}
}
}
LightsOn--;
OnLights.Text = "Lights On: " + LightsOn;
OnLights.Refresh();
}
/// <summary>
/// Method used to change the lights color.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="button"></param>
private void ChooseColor(LightsOutButton button)
{
if (button.BackColor == Color.Blue)
{
button.BackColor = Color.White;
}
else
{
button.BackColor = Color.Blue;
}
}
