public static void SendMsgToAll(string nick, string msg)
{
//create a StreamWriter Object
StreamWriter writer;
ArrayList ToRemove = new ArrayList(0);
//create a new TCPClient Array
Chat.Sockets.TcpClient[] tcpClient = new Chat.Sockets.TcpClient[ChatServer.nickName.Count];
//copy the users nickname to the CHatServer values
ChatServer.nickName.Values.CopyTo(tcpClient, 0);
//loop through and write any messages to the window
for (int cnt = 0; cnt < tcpClient.Length; cnt++)
{
try
{
//check if the message is empty, of the particular
//index of out array is null, if it is then continue
if (msg.Trim() == "" || tcpClient[cnt] == null)
{
continue;
}
//Use the GetStream method to get the current memory
//stream for this index of our TCPClient array
writer = new StreamWriter(tcpClient[cnt].GetStream());
//white our message to the window
writer.WriteLine(nick + ": " + msg);
//make sure all bytes are written
writer.Flush();
//dispose of the writer object until needed again
writer = null;
}
//here we catch an exception that happens
//when the user leaves the chatroow
catch (Exception e44)
{
e44 = e44;
string str = (string)ChatServer.nickNameByConnect[tcpClient[cnt]];
//send the message that the user has left
ChatServer.SendSystemMessage("** " + str + " ** Has Left The Room.");
//remove the nickname from the list
ChatServer.nickName.Remove(str);
//remove that index of the array, thus freeing it up
//for another user
ChatServer.nickNameByConnect.Remove(tcpClient[cnt]);
}
}
}
private void runChat()
//use a try...catch to catch any exceptions
{
try
{
//set out line variable to an empty string
string line = "";
while (true)
{
//read the curent line
line = reader.ReadLine();
//send our message
ChatServer.SendMsgToAll(nickName, line);
}
}
catch (Exception e44)
{
Console.WriteLine(e44);
}
}