public void ReleaseButton()
{
if (TakenLetter != null)
{
//sets upper position to unoccupied occupied
this.IsTaken = false;
TakenLetter = null;
}
}
public void PlaceButton(LetterButtonScript button)
{
//sets the position to occupied
this.IsTaken = true;
//set the taken letter
this.TakenLetter = button;
//place button physically
button.GetComponent <RectTransform>().position = this.GetComponent <RectTransform>().position;
//adjust attributes
button.LowerBox = !button.LowerBox;
button.transform.SetParent(this.transform);
}
//activates on click on button and set button in upperbox and place position of button to next free target
public void LetterButtonGetsClicked(LetterButtonScript currentLetterButton)
{
var startHolderButton = _startHolderList.Find(script => script.TakenLetter == currentLetterButton);
//if the clicked button is in the lower box
if (currentLetterButton.LowerBox)
{
//check to see if there are any free button holder; does this list has any item which is not taken?
if (_targetHolderList.Any(holder => !holder.IsTaken))
{
//there are some free ones
//? ##create a local variable (only allowed in this function). in the _targetHolderList (=all button holder gameobjects (=that can store and hold button letters) in upper box) get the first gameobject/script that is not taken and if there is one, set it as the value of the new variable firstFreeTarget
var firstFreeTargetButton = _targetHolderList.FirstOrDefault(letter => !letter.IsTaken);
startHolderButton.ReleaseButton();
firstFreeTargetButton.PlaceButton(currentLetterButton);
}
else
{
//there are no free ones
Debug.Log("no space in target for the clicked button ... what to do? ;)");
}
}
//check if upper box is full, if so set check interactable
if (_targetHolderList.Last <LetterHolderScript> ().IsTaken)
{
_checkButtonScript.SetInteractable(true);
//sets all letter buttons to not interactable
_letterList.ForEach(letter => letter.SetInteractable(false));
}
if (_targetHolderList.First <LetterHolderScript> ().IsTaken)
{
_releaseButtonScript.SetInteractableRelease(true);
}
}
