/// <summary>
/// Tries to add a contact in the registry
/// </summary>
/// <param name="contactIn"></param>
/// <returns>True/false</returns>
public bool AddContact(Contact contactIn)
{
// Check validity to avoid program termination
if (contactIn != null)
{
// Use copy constructor
contactRegistry.Add(new Contact(contactIn));
return true;
}
return false;
}
/// <summary>
/// Copy Constructor
/// </summary>
/// <param name="origContact"></param>
public Contact(Contact origContact)
{
this.firstName = origContact.firstName;
this.lastName = origContact.lastName;
this.address = new Address(origContact.address);
}
/// <summary>
/// Reads names and address information and saves it
/// </summary>
/// <returns>True or false</returns>
private bool ReadInput()
{
// User input
string firstName, lastName;
Address address;
// MessageBox info
string message = String.Empty;
string caption = "Input Error";
if (!(ReadName(out firstName, out lastName)))
{
// Assemble messagebox info depending on which error
message = "Name must contain at least one character, and may not consist of only empty spaces";
MessageBox.Show(message, caption, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
return false;
}
if (!(ReadAddress(out address)))
{
message = "Address fields must contain at least one character, and may not consist of only empty spaces";
MessageBox.Show(message, caption, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
return false;
}
// Save info
this.contact = new Contact(firstName, lastName, address);
return true;
}
/// <summary>
/// Tries to change a selected contact, by removing the old record and adding a new
/// </summary>
/// <param name="contactIn"></param>
/// <param name="index"></param>
/// <returns>True/false</returns>
public bool ChangeContact(Contact contactIn, int index)
{
// Check validity to avoid program termination
if (contactIn != null)
{
// Use copy constructor
contactRegistry.Insert(index, new Contact(contactIn));
// Delete old record
contactRegistry.RemoveAt(index+1);
return true;
}
return false;
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a deep copy instead of a reference
/// </summary>
/// <param name="index"></param>
/// <returns>A copy of a Contact object</returns>
public Contact GetContactCopy(int index)
{
// Fetch reference to item at selected index
Contact origObj = this.contactRegistry[index];
// Use copy constructor to allocate a new object on the heap
Contact copyObj = new Contact(origObj);
return copyObj;
}