/// <summary>
/// GenerateCoordinates should generate random shooting coordinates
/// only when it has not found a ship, or has destroyed a ship and
/// needs new shooting coordinates
/// </summary>
/// <param name="row">the generated row</param>
/// <param name="column">the generated column</param>
protected override void GenerateCoords(ref int row, ref int column)
{
do
{
//check which state the AI is in and uppon that choose which coordinate generation
//method will be used.
switch (_CurrentState)
{
case AIStates.Searching:
SearchCoords(ref row, ref column);
break;
case AIStates.TargetingShip:
TargetCoords(ref row, ref column);
break;
default:
throw new ApplicationException("AI has gone in an imvalid state");
}
} while (row < 0 || column < 0 || row >= EnemyGrid.Height || column >= EnemyGrid.Width || EnemyGrid.get_Item(row, column) != TileView.Sea); //while inside the grid and not a sea tile do the search
}
/// <summary>
/// AddTarget will add the targets it will shoot onto a stack
/// </summary>
/// <param name="row">the row of the targets location</param>
/// <param name="column">the column of the targets location</param>
private void AddTarget(int row, int column)
{
if (row >= 0 && column >= 0 && row < EnemyGrid.Height && column < EnemyGrid.Width && EnemyGrid.get_Item(row, column) == TileView.Sea)
{
_Targets.Push(new Location(row, column));
}
}