public void AnimalChoice(Kangaroo roo)
{
// Info about kangaroos, then prompting for action on the data.
Console.WriteLine("You've chosen to see information about kangaroos!");
Console.WriteLine("Here's the information I have about kangaroos:{0}", Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine("The kangaroo is a {0}, its diet is {1}, it moves by {2} and it reproduces by {3}",
roo.Subtype, roo.Diet, roo.Movement, roo.Reproduction);
roo.Science();
roo.Originate();
var entry = PromptAction();
if (entry == "print")
{
var data = PrepData(roo);
PrintToPrinter(data);
}
else if (entry == "save")
{
var data = PrepData(roo);
SaveToFile(data);
}
else
{
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates aniamls for the factory.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type"> The type of animal that will be created.</param>
/// <param name="name"> The name of the animal.</param>
/// <param name="age"> The age of the animal.</param>
/// <param name="weight"> The weight of the animal.</param>
/// <param name="gender"> The gender of the animal.</param>
public static Animal CreateAnimal(AnimalType type, string name, int age, double weight, Gender gender)
{
Animal result = null;
switch (type)
{
case AnimalType.Chimpanzee:
result = new Chimpanzee(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
case AnimalType.Dingo:
result = new Dingo(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
case AnimalType.Eagle:
result = new Eagle(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
case AnimalType.Hummingbird:
result = new Hummingbird(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
case AnimalType.Kangaroo:
result = new Kangaroo(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
case AnimalType.Ostrich:
result = new Ostrich(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
case AnimalType.Platypus:
result = new Platypus(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
case AnimalType.Shark:
result = new Shark(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
case AnimalType.Squirrel:
result = new Squirrel(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
default:
break;
}
return(result);
}
public static void Main()
{
// Creating an instance of the program due to static vs non-static method mayhem in the errors. Gah...
Program p = new Program();
// Creating a list so the database can be extended to many more animals if desired
List <string> animals = new List <string>();
animals.Add("emu");
animals.Add("kangaroo");
// Time to say hello to the user
Intro();
// While loop to prompt for user input until user elects to quit,
// will only accept valid responses and will loop until valid response received.
while (true)
{
var response = Prompt(animals).ToLower();
// Verifying user input and taking appropriate action
if (animals.Contains(response))
{
// I would only need one if/else statement here for the two items I need to worry about,
// but this wouldn't allow me to add more in future - so if/else-if/else it is.
if (response == animals[0])
{
Emu emu = new Emu();
p.AnimalChoice(emu);
}
else if (response == animals[1])
{
Kangaroo roo = new Kangaroo();
p.AnimalChoice(roo);
}
else
{
}
}
else if (response == "quit")
{
break;
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("That's not a valid entry, please try again.");
}
}
Console.WriteLine("Goodbye");
}
private static string[] PrepData(Kangaroo roo)
{
// Prepping the data for printing or saving so that all that needs to be handled by those methods is a string array.
string[] data = new string[12];
data[0] = "Animal Database";
data[1] = "";
data[2] = "Animal selected: Kangaroo";
data[3] = "";
data[4] = "Here's the information available about kangaroos:";
data[5] = "\t Animal subtype: " + roo.Subtype;
data[6] = "\t Diet: " + roo.Diet;
data[7] = "\t Movement: " + roo.Movement;
data[8] = "\t Reproduction method: " + roo.Reproduction;
data[9] = "";
data[10] = roo.Scientific;
data[11] = roo.Origin;
return(data);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates an animal.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type of animal.</param>
/// <param name="name">The name of the animal.</param>
/// <param name="age">The age of the animal.</param>
/// <param name="weight">The weight of the animal.</param>
/// <param name="gender">The gender of the animal.</param>
/// <returns>Returns an animal.</returns>
public static Animal CreateAnimal(AnimalType type, string name, int age, double weight, Gender gender)
{
Animal animal = null;
switch (type)
{
case AnimalType.Chimpanzee:
// Create Chewy the chimpanzee.
animal = new Chimpanzee(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
case AnimalType.Dingo:
// Create Dolly the dingo.
animal = new Dingo(name, age, weight, gender);
// Create Dixie the dingo.
animal = new Dingo(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
case AnimalType.Eagle:
// Create Edgar the eagle..
animal = new Eagle(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
case AnimalType.Hummingbird:
// Create Harold.
animal = new Hummingbird(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
case AnimalType.Kangaroo:
// Create Khan the kangaroo.
animal = new Kangaroo(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
case AnimalType.Ostrich:
// Create Ozzie the ostrich.
animal = new Ostrich(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
case AnimalType.Platypus:
// Create Patty.
animal = new Platypus(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
case AnimalType.Shark:
// Creates Sasha the shark.
animal = new Shark(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
case AnimalType.Squirrel:
// Create Sonny the squirrel.
animal = new Squirrel(name, age, weight, gender);
break;
}
return(animal);
}
