/// <summary>
/// display the current account information
/// </summary>
public void DisplayAccountInfo(Salesperson salesperson)
{
//
// set up the console
//
ConsoleUtil.HeaderText = "Account Information";
ConsoleUtil.DisplayReset();
ConsoleUtil.DisplayMessage($"First Name: {ConsoleUtil.UppercaseFirst(salesperson.FirstName)}");
ConsoleUtil.DisplayMessage($"Last Name: {ConsoleUtil.UppercaseFirst(salesperson.LastName)}");
ConsoleUtil.DisplayMessage($"Age: {salesperson.Age}");
ConsoleUtil.DisplayMessage($"Account ID: {salesperson.AccountID}");
ConsoleUtil.DisplayMessage($"Rank: {salesperson.Rank}");
DisplayContinuePrompt();
}
/// <summary>
/// A general method to get values from an enum from the user
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="maxAttempts"></param>
/// <param name="userPrompt"></param>
/// <param name="returnValue"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool GetEnumValueFromUser <T>(int maxAttempts, string userPrompt, out T returnValue, bool enterCancelsOut = false) where T : struct, IConvertible
{
//
// declare values
//
bool validInput = true;
int attempts = 0;
string userResponse;
returnValue = default(T);
do
{
if (validInput)
{
ConsoleUtil.DisplayPromptMessage(userPrompt);
}
else
{
//
// Show the user some valid values for the enum
//
ConsoleUtil.DisplayMessage("\nValid values are: ");
foreach (var item in Enum.GetValues(typeof(T)))
{
ConsoleUtil.DisplayMessage("(" + item + ")");
}
ConsoleUtil.DisplayPromptMessage("Please enter a valid value: ");
}
//
// get the user response
//
userResponse = ConsoleUtil.UppercaseFirst(Console.ReadLine());
if (enterCancelsOut && userResponse == "")
{
return(false);
}
validInput = Enum.TryParse <T>(userResponse, out returnValue);
attempts++;
}while (!validInput && attempts < maxAttempts);
return(validInput);
}