readonly int rep = 5; // number of retrys allowed when user allowed an invalid input
/* places the battleship on board by getting the required input from the user.
* inputs required are Orientation - Horizontal(H)/Vertical(V)
* length of the battleship should be between 1 and 5
* start position of the battleship. A coordinate from the grid. Should be XY.
* returns length of the battleship
* */
public int PlaceBattleShip()
{
try
{
ui = new ValidateUserInputs();
ea = new ExitApplication();
// gets the orientation
GetBattleshipPlacementType();
// gets the battleship length
GetBattleshipLength();
// get the start position XY coordinates
GetStartPosition();
// places the battleship on board with the above 3 inputs
BoardBattleship();
return(battleshipLen);
}
catch
{
throw;
}
}
static bool IsSunk = false; // to track if game is finished
// it takes the input firing shot from the user and diplays hit/miss and continue till game is finished
public void play(int battleshiplen)
{
try
{
ui = new ValidateUserInputs();
int loop = 0;
bool track = false;
DisplayGrid dg = new DisplayGrid();
do
{
// get the firingshot
GetFiringShot();
// process the firing shot
track = ProcessFiringShot();
// show the grids with updated firing grid with Hit or Miss
dg.ShowBoards();
Console.WriteLine(message);
if (track) // if its a hit
{
// check if game finished
if (TrackHitShot(battleshiplen))
{
Console.WriteLine(message);
Console.WriteLine("Game Over !!!");
IsSunk = true; // game finished
}
}
loop++;
} while (!IsSunk); // repeat till game is finished
}
catch
{
throw;
}
}