/**
* This method check for valid input from the player.
*/
private static bool checkForValidInput(string i_PlayerInput)
{
bool isValid = (i_PlayerInput.Length == 2);
int row = 0;
StringBuilder errorMessage = new StringBuilder("");
if (!isValid)
{
errorMessage.Append("Not a co-ordinate! please refer to given example");
}
else if (int.TryParse(i_PlayerInput[0].ToString(), out row))
{
errorMessage.Append("Illegal column input");
isValid = false;
}
else
{
eColumnIndex col = 0;
bool validCol = Enum.TryParse(i_PlayerInput[0].ToString(), false, out col);
bool validRow = int.TryParse(i_PlayerInput[1].ToString(), out row);
bool isHidden = true;
//if the inputed letter is an option check if it is bigger than the max option
if (!validCol || (validCol && (int)col > s_Board.Col))
{
errorMessage.Append("Illegal column input");
validCol = false;
}
//checks row validity
if (row < 1 || row > s_Board.Row)
{
if (errorMessage.Length != 0)
{
errorMessage.Append(" and ");
}
errorMessage.Append("Illegal row input");
validRow = false;
}
//checks if card is shown already
if (validRow && validCol)
{
isHidden = !s_Board.IsShown(row, (int)col);
}
if (!isHidden && s_PlayerTurn != 3)
{
errorMessage.Append("Card already chosen, pick a different card");
}
isValid = isHidden && validRow && validCol;
}
boardClearAndReBuild("");
errorMessage.AppendLine();
Console.Write(errorMessage.AppendLine().ToString());
return(isValid);
}
/**
* This method help for quick rebuilding the board after the pick.
*/
private static bool isMatch(string i_Card1, string i_Card2)
{
bool hasMatched = true;
int row1 = int.Parse(i_Card1[1].ToString());
eColumnIndex col1 = (eColumnIndex)Enum.Parse(typeof(eColumnIndex), i_Card1[0].ToString());
int row2 = int.Parse(i_Card2[1].ToString());
eColumnIndex col2 = (eColumnIndex)Enum.Parse(typeof(eColumnIndex), i_Card2[0].ToString());
boardClearAndReBuild(i_Card2);
if (s_Board.GetShownCard(row1, (int)col1).Equals(s_Board.GetShownCard(row2, (int)col2)))
{
string pointMessage = "";
if (s_PlayerTurn == 1)
{
s_Player1.Score++;
pointMessage = s_Player1.Name;
}
else if (s_PlayerTurn == 2)
{
s_Player2H.Score++;
pointMessage = s_Player2H.Name;
}
else
{
s_Player2C.Score++;
pointMessage = s_Player2C.Name;
}
if (!s_IsHuman)
{
s_Player2C.RemoveFromBoardMemory(i_Card1, i_Card2);
}
Console.WriteLine("{0} got a point!\n", pointMessage);
}
else
{
hasMatched = false;
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000);
//hides first card
s_Board.Hide(row1, (int)col1);
//hides second card
s_Board.Hide(row2, (int)col2);
boardClearAndReBuild("");
}
return(hasMatched);
}
/**
* This method help for quick rebuilding the board after the pick.
*/
private static void boardClearAndReBuild(string i_PlayerInput)
{
Screen.Clear();
if (!i_PlayerInput.Equals(""))
{
int row = int.Parse(i_PlayerInput[1].ToString());
eColumnIndex col = (eColumnIndex)Enum.Parse(typeof(eColumnIndex), i_PlayerInput[0].ToString());
string cardValue = s_Board.Reveal(row, (int)col);
if (!s_IsHuman)
{
s_Player2C.AddToMemory(i_PlayerInput, cardValue);
}
}
s_Board.PrintBoard();
}
