Example #1
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        private static void PromtLoop(ShoppingList sList)
        {
            sList.ExitingProgram += OnExit; // Pre-requisite, adds the subscriber to ExitingProgram

            DecisionResult choosing = new DecisionResult();
            var            choice   = choosing.Ask();

            while (choice != DecisionResult.DecisionCode.Exit)
            {
                switch (choice)
                {
                case DecisionResult.DecisionCode.Add:
                    sList.AddToList();
                    Console.WriteLine("");
                    Console.WriteLine(sList.Name);
                    sList.PrintList(Console.Out);
                    Console.WriteLine("");
                    choice = choosing.Ask();
                    break;

                case DecisionResult.DecisionCode.Subtract:
                    sList.RemoveFromList();
                    Console.WriteLine("");
                    Console.WriteLine(sList.Name);     // Why won't it work to call this in the .PrintList() method?
                    sList.PrintList(Console.Out);
                    Console.WriteLine("");
                    choice = choosing.Ask();
                    break;
                }
            }
            sList.ExitNow(); // 1. This is the trigger of the event, goto ShoppingList
        }
Example #2
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        static void OnExit(object sender, ExitingEventArgs args) // here's where the args are packaged. not su
        {
            ShoppingList shopList = new ShoppingList();

            bool success = false;
            int  tries   = 3;

            while (!success && tries > 0)
            {
                try
                {
                    using (StreamWriter outputFile = File.CreateText(@"c:\Created_Lists\" + args.listName + "-List.txt"))
                    {
                        shopList.PrintList(outputFile, args.listContents); // Some troube calling as the list itself was hard to access
                    }

                    using (StreamWriter outputFile = File.CreateText(@"c:\Created_Lists\" + args.listName + "-List.csv"))
                    {
                        shopList.CSVList(outputFile, args.listContents);
                    }
                    success = true;
                }
                catch (DirectoryNotFoundException)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine($"The file wasn't saved. There may be illegal characters in your list name \"{args.listName}\". Try another (y/n)?");
                    string userResponse = Console.ReadLine().ToLower();
                    if (userResponse == "y" || userResponse == "yes")
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("Enter the new name.");
                        args.listName = Console.ReadLine();
                    }
                    tries--;
                    if (tries <= 0)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("This didn't work. Sorry, closing without saving.");
                    }
                }
                catch (ArgumentException)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine($"The file wasn't saved. There were illegal characters in your list name \"{args.listName}\". Try another (y/n)?");
                    string userResponse = Console.ReadLine().ToLower();
                    if (userResponse == "y" || userResponse == "yes")
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("Enter the new name.");
                        args.listName = Console.ReadLine();
                    }
                    tries--;
                    if (tries <= 0)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("This didn't work. Sorry, closing without saving.");
                    }
                }
                catch (NotSupportedException)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine($"The file wasn't saved. There may be illegal characters in your list name, probably at the beginning. \"{args.listName}\". Try another (y/n)?");
                    string userResponse = Console.ReadLine().ToLower();
                    if (userResponse == "y" || userResponse == "yes")
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("Enter the new name.");
                        args.listName = Console.ReadLine();
                    }
                    tries--;
                    if (tries <= 0)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("This didn't work. Sorry, closing without saving.");
                    }
                }
            }
        }