/// <summary>
/// This method performs a deep copy of the Deck object, creating new instances of
/// all its members.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>An object matching this Deck object.</returns>
public object Clone()
{
// The cards field needs to be cloned to ensure we get new instances. This
// clone will be passed to the private constructor of this Deck class to create
// a new deck instance with a collection of new card instances in the same order
// as this deck. Since the Clone() method returns a generic object, we need to
// cast it as a Cards object to satisy the Deck constructor.
Deck newDeck = new Deck(cards.Clone() as Cards);
return(newDeck);
}
public Card GetCard(int cardNum)
{
if (cardNum >= 0 && cardNum <= 51)
{
if ((cardNum == 51) && (LastCardDrawn != null))
{
LastCardDrawn(this);
}
return(cards[cardNum]);
}
else
{
throw new CardOutOfRangeException((Cards)cards.Clone() as Cards);
}
//throw (new System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException("cardNum", cardNum,
// "Value must be between 0 and 51."));
}
public object Clone()
{
Deck newDeck = new Deck(cards.Clone() as Cards);
return(newDeck);
}
