private void AssignNewAtBatData(AtBat randAtBat)
{
this.Name = randAtBat.Name;
this.BasesValue = randAtBat.BasesValue;
this.Probability = randAtBat.Probability;
this.IsBattedBall = randAtBat.IsBattedBall;
}
public void GenerateRandomPlateAppearance()
{
var baseballEvent = new AtBat("", 0, 0.0, false);
var r = new Random();
//gets a random double
var probability = r.NextDouble();
//used to create pseudo weighted probability
var cumulative = 0.0;
for (var i = 0; i < AtBat.Events.Length; i++)
{
AtBat.Events.Shuffle();
var item = AtBat.Events[i];
//adds the event probability from the dictionary value
cumulative += item.Probability;
//establishes if the event probability is above the random number
if (!(probability < cumulative))
{
continue;
}
baseballEvent = item;
break;
}
AssignNewAtBatData(baseballEvent);
if (this.IsBattedBall)
{
OnBattedBallEvent();
}
else
{
OnNonBattedBallEvent();
}
}
