/// <summary>
/// Reads and draws the char that writer has written to the common Buffer
/// </summary>
public void Update()
{
while (active)
{
char c;
if (CharacterBuffer.getChar(out c))
{
tb.BeginInvoke((Action) delegate() { tb.Text = "" + c; });
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Loops the amount of time we need to change char
/// Picks a random value that represents an index in out allowedChars-string
/// When finished it inovkes the Form1 to enable the answer-bar
/// </summary>
public void StartAddingCharacters()
{
while (CharacterBuffer.currentNrOfChars != nrOfCharacters)
{
if (!CharacterBuffer.charWritten)
{
CharacterBuffer.setChar(allowedChars[rnd.Next(1, 40)]);
Thread.Sleep(displayTimer);
}
}
displayBox.BeginInvoke((Action) delegate() { displayBox.Text = ""; });
answerBox.BeginInvoke((Action) delegate() { answerBox.Enabled = true; });
submitButton.BeginInvoke((Action) delegate() { submitButton.Enabled = true; });
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets the needed attribrutes for writer.
/// nrOfCharacters is the amount of times it should produce a new char
/// displaytimer is the amount of time that should pass between chaning chars
/// </summary>
public void SetAttributes(int nrOfCharacters, int displayTimer)
{
this.nrOfCharacters = nrOfCharacters;
this.displayTimer = displayTimer;
CharacterBuffer.SetNrOfChars(nrOfCharacters);
}
