// Returns a List<Hand> of the specified dimension.
// Each hand populated randomly, without duplication (i.e. no card appears twice)
public List<Hand> Deal(int handCount, int handLength)
{
// What error checking is missing here?
List<Hand> dealtHands = new List<Hand>();
// Used to insure each card appears only once in the deal
bool[,] cardUsed = new bool[RankCount, SuitCount];
Random rand = new Random();
// Take time to make sure you understand the logic.
// This is a very common algorithm pattern.
for (int h = 0; h < handCount; h++)
{
Hand currentHand = new Hand();
int cardCount = 0;
while (cardCount < handLength)
{
int nextCardRank = rand.Next(RankCount);
int nextCardSuit = rand.Next(SuitCount);
if (cardUsed[nextCardRank, nextCardSuit] == false)
{
currentHand.AddCard(cards[nextCardRank, nextCardSuit]);
cardUsed[nextCardRank, nextCardSuit] = true;
cardCount++;
}
}
currentHand.ComputeHCP();
dealtHands.Add(currentHand);
} // all hands dealt
return dealtHands;
}
public void PrintHand(ListBox displayBox, Hand handToPrint)
{
String spadeString = "S:\t";
String heartString = "H:\t";
String diamondString = "D:\t";
String clubString = "C:\t";
//Code that I added
//Sort by rank before suit
handToPrint.sortCards();
//End
// Remember the ShortRank data member in the Card class?
// Here's where we use it...
foreach(Card c in handToPrint.CardsInHand)
{
switch(c.Suit)
{
case SuitValue.Spades:
spadeString += c.ShortRank + " ";
break;
case SuitValue.Hearts:
heartString += c.ShortRank + " ";
break;
case SuitValue.Diamonds:
diamondString += c.ShortRank + " ";
break;
case SuitValue.Clubs:
clubString += c.ShortRank + " ";
break;
}
}
displayBox.Items.Add(spadeString);
displayBox.Items.Add(heartString);
displayBox.Items.Add(diamondString);
displayBox.Items.Add(clubString);
int hcp = handToPrint.TotalHCP;
displayBox.Items.Add("HCP: " + hcp);
}
public void PrintHand(ListBox displayBox, Hand handToPrint)
{
String spadeString = "S:\t";
String heartString = "H:\t";
String diamondString = "D:\t";
String clubString = "C:\t";
// Sort the hand - I have put this here instead of the hand constructor, incase something
// else is relying on th hand not being sorteds
handToPrint.Sort();
// Remember the ShortRank data member in the Card class?
// Here's where we use it...
foreach(Card c in handToPrint.CardsInHand)
{
switch(c.Suit)
{
case SuitValue.Spades:
spadeString += c.ShortRank + " ";
break;
case SuitValue.Hearts:
heartString += c.ShortRank + " ";
break;
case SuitValue.Diamonds:
diamondString += c.ShortRank + " ";
break;
case SuitValue.Clubs:
clubString += c.ShortRank + " ";
break;
}
}
displayBox.Items.Add(spadeString);
displayBox.Items.Add(heartString);
displayBox.Items.Add(diamondString);
displayBox.Items.Add(clubString);
int hcp = handToPrint.TotalHCP;
displayBox.Items.Add("HCP: " + hcp);
}
public void PrintHand(ListBox displayBox, Hand handToPrint)
{
//sorts the hands in order from highest to lowest suit and rank
handToPrint.CardsInHand.Sort();
String spadeString = "S:\t";
String heartString = "H:\t";
String diamondString = "D:\t";
String clubString = "C:\t";
// Remember the ShortRank data member in the Card class?
// Here's where we use it...
foreach (Card c in handToPrint.CardsInHand)
{
switch (c.Suit)
{
case SuitValue.Spades:
spadeString += c.ShortRank + " ";
break;
case SuitValue.Hearts:
heartString += c.ShortRank + " ";
break;
case SuitValue.Diamonds:
diamondString += c.ShortRank + " ";
break;
case SuitValue.Clubs:
clubString += c.ShortRank + " ";
break;
}
}
displayBox.Items.Add(spadeString);
displayBox.Items.Add(heartString);
displayBox.Items.Add(diamondString);
displayBox.Items.Add(clubString);
int hcp = handToPrint.TotalHCP;
displayBox.Items.Add("HCP: " + hcp);
}