/// <summary>
/// Method that saves the game's player
/// </summary>
/// <param name="serializer">serializer object</param>
public void Save(BlackJackTextSerializer serializer)
{
//set the serialier's player values to be the player's values from the game
serializer.Player = _player;
//save the values
serializer.Save();
}
/// <summary>
/// Method that loads the game's player
/// </summary>
/// <param name="_serializer">serializer object</param>
public void Load(BlackJackTextSerializer _serializer)
{
//set the serializer's player values to be the player from the game (should be default values)
_serializer.Player = _player;
//load the values
_serializer.Load();
//set the values of the player to be the loaded values of the serializer's player
_player = _serializer.Player;
}
/// <summary>
/// Constructor used to initialize field variables and load the game
/// </summary>
public BlackJack()
{
this.InitializeComponent();
_game = new BlackJackGame();
_serializer = new BlackJackTextSerializer();
LoadGame();
//initializes the timer settings
_tmDealerCardTimer = new DispatcherTimer();
_tmDealerCardTimer.Interval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1500);
_tmDealerCardTimer.Tick += OnDealerCardTimerTick;
_uiDealerScoreBorder.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
//disables all of the buttons by default
_btnStart.IsEnabled = false;
_btnHold.IsEnabled = false;
_btnHit.IsEnabled = false;
_btnDouble.IsEnabled = false;
_started = false;
}
