public Ships()
{
//create a new stack to hold ships
shipsStack = new Stack <Ship>();
//new instance of a ship
ship = new Ship();
blankShip = new Ship();
blankShip.shipLength = 1;
blankShip.frontColor = ConsoleColor.White;
blankShip.backColor = ConsoleColor.Black;
blankShip.symbol = " ";
//new instance of each ship
battleship = new Battleship();
carrier = new Carrier();
cruiser = new Cruiser();
destroyer = new Destroyer();
submarine = new Sub();
//send the ships to the container.
Add(battleship, carrier, cruiser, destroyer, submarine);
}
public void Add(Battleship battleship, Carrier carrier, Cruiser cruiser, Destroyer destroyer, Sub submarine)
{
//making sure the stack is empty for pushing new ships in
Clear(shipsStack);
//making sure the ships have default properties
battleship.Reset();
carrier.Reset();
cruiser.Reset();
destroyer.Reset();
submarine.Reset();
//push the ships into the stack
shipsStack.Push(battleship);
shipsStack.Push(carrier);
shipsStack.Push(cruiser);
shipsStack.Push(destroyer);
shipsStack.Push(submarine);
}