private void GetVenues()
{
try
{
//requires a try catch around it because we parse inside a while loop
bool done = false;
while (!done)
{
IList <Venue> venues = venueDAO.GetVenues();
Console.WriteLine("~~ View Venues Menu ~~");
Console.WriteLine("Please type in the number of the venue you want to select below");
for (int index = 0; index < venues.Count; index++) //if they hit any number other than a venue number, goes back a menu
{
Console.WriteLine(index + 1 + ") - " + venues[index].Name);
}
Console.WriteLine("Press any other key to RETURN to our main menu.");
string userInput = Console.ReadLine();
int inputNumber = int.Parse(userInput);
int venueIndexNum = inputNumber - 1;
if ((venueIndexNum >= 0) && (venueIndexNum < venues.Count))
{
VenueDetailsMenu(venueIndexNum);
}
else
{
done = true;
}
}
}
catch (System.FormatException)
{
Console.WriteLine("Please enter a valid venue number");
return;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// This method is the second menu that displays out to the User.
/// Will display Venue Details out to the user if they wish.
/// </summary>
public void RunListVenuesMenu()
{
Venue VenueDetails = new Venue();
bool stayInListVenuesMenu = true;
while (stayInListVenuesMenu)
{
// Print out Venues and Quit Option
DisplayListVenuesMenu();
IList <Venue> listOfVenues = venueDAO.GetVenues();
// Method that gets and checks the User Input
//int userInputVenueID = CheckVenueIDAndDisplayVenue(listOfVenues);
VenueDetails = new Venue();
string userInput = "";
int convertedUserInput = -1; // Stores the user input string converted into an int.
bool validOrNot; // Stores the bool of whether or not the User Input could be parsed to an int.
List <int> venueIds = new List <int>();
foreach (Venue venue in listOfVenues)
{
venueIds.Add(venue.id);
}
do
{
userInput = Console.ReadLine();
// If the user types in "r" or "R"
if (userInput.ToLower().Equals("r"))
{
validOrNot = true;
break;
}
validOrNot = int.TryParse(userInput, out convertedUserInput);
// If the TryParse fails...
if (validOrNot == false)
{
Console.WriteLine("1)Please enter a valid venue id.");
}
// If the TryParse doesn't fail but isn't one of the available space ids...
else if (!venueIds.Contains(convertedUserInput))
{
Console.WriteLine("2)Please enter a valid venue id.");
validOrNot = false;
}
}while (!validOrNot);
if (userInput.ToLower().Equals("r"))
{
break;
stayInListVenuesMenu = false;
}
else
{
// Create a new Venue with the information it needs to display to the User
// Needs a check to see if the selected venue is a valid option
VenueDetails = venueDAO.ListVenue(convertedUserInput);
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine(VenueDetails.name);
Console.WriteLine($"Location: {VenueDetails.location}");
Console.WriteLine($"Categories: {VenueDetails.categoryName}");
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine(VenueDetails.description);
Console.WriteLine();
// Move to the Venue Details Menu
RunVenueDetailsMenu(convertedUserInput.ToString(), VenueDetails);
}
}
}