private Animal CreateReptile()
{
// method to read Reptile specific inputs
Animal animal = null;
bool livesInWater = true;
if (textBoxTeeth.Text == "YES")
{
livesInWater = true;
}
else if (textBoxTeeth.Text == "NO")
{
livesInWater = false;
}
double weight = 0.0;
if (!double.TryParse(textBoxTail.Text, out weight))
{
MessageBox.Show("Please give a valid value for weight!");
}
ReptileSpecies species = (ReptileSpecies)Enum.Parse(typeof(ReptileSpecies), listBoxAnimal.Text);
animal = Reptile.CreateReptile(species, weight, livesInWater);
if (species == ReptileSpecies.Snake)
{
((Snake)animal).Color = LabelSpeciesProperty.Text;
}
else if (species == ReptileSpecies.Lizard)
{
((Lizard)animal).Color = LabelSpeciesProperty.Text;
}
else if (species == ReptileSpecies.Turtle)
{
((Turtle)animal).Color = LabelSpeciesProperty.Text;
}
return(animal);
}
/// <summary>
/// CreateReptile: Method that will be used to created different reptile objects
/// </summary>
public static Reptile CreateReptile(ReptileSpecies species, double weight, bool livesInWater)
{
Reptile reptile = null;
switch (species)
{
case ReptileSpecies.Snake:
reptile = new Snake(weight, livesInWater);
break;
case ReptileSpecies.Lizard:
reptile = new Lizard(weight, livesInWater);
break;
case ReptileSpecies.Turtle:
reptile = new Turtle(weight, livesInWater);
break;
}
return(reptile);
}