/// <summary>
/// validate the cards in Players' hands
/// </summary>
/// <param name="hand"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool Validate_Input_Hand(string hand)
{
// proper length of input (+1 to account for space between hands)
int inputLength = NumberOfCardsPerHand * NumberOfPlayers * 2 + 1;
string[] hands;
// check size of hand
if (hand.Length > inputLength || hand.Length < inputLength)
{
ErrorHand = "Please input two hands seperated by a space.";
return(false);
}
// split cards into two hands
hands = hand.Split(' ');
// verify each hand contains valid cards and add them to the player's hand
for (int i = 0; i < NumberOfPlayers; ++i)
{
// find player
int handNum = i + 1;
Players.TryGetValue(PlayerName + handNum, out Player player);
// check contents of hand
for (int j = 0; j < NumberOfCardsPerHand * 2; ++j)
{
Deck.Card checkCard = new Deck.Card(hands[i][j], hands[i][++j]);
//checkCard.value = hands[i][j];
//checkCard.suit = hands[i][++j];
if (!CardDeck.FullDeck.Contains(checkCard))
{
// clear each player's hand (in-case user changes previous players' cards)
foreach (var _player in Players)
{
_player.Value.Hand.Clear();
}
ErrorHand = "Invalid characters for card detected: " + checkCard.value + checkCard.suit;
return(false);
}
// add card to player's hand
player.Hand.Add(checkCard);
}
}
// TODO: check for duplicates
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// helper function for Order_Hands(): swaps two Cards in a List
/// </summary>
/// <param name="hand"></param>
/// <param name="index1"></param>
/// <param name="index2"></param>
private static void Swap(List <Deck.Card> hand, int index1, int index2)
{
Deck.Card temp = hand[index1];
hand[index1] = hand[index2];
hand[index2] = temp;
}
