public string GetElectionOutcome()
{
string finalString = "";
if (ElectionType == ElectionType.InstantRunoff)
{
finalString += "ROUND " + Round.ToString() + " => ";
}
List <KeyValuePair <Candidate, int> > resultsList = new List <KeyValuePair <Candidate, int> >();
foreach (CandidateElectoralCollegeVotes c in Results)
{
resultsList.Add(new KeyValuePair <Candidate, int>(c.candidate, c.GetElcetoralCollegeVotes()));
}
List <KeyValuePair <Candidate, int> > orderedResultsList = resultsList.OrderByDescending(x => x.Value).ToList();
if (outcome == Outcome.Undecided)
{
finalString += "The election is still undecided. Currently, the distribution of the electoral college votes for round " + Round.ToString() + " is as follows: ";
}
else if (outcome == Outcome.ClearWinner)
{
finalString += Winner.candidate.Name + " won the presidential election with " + Winner.GetElcetoralCollegeVotes().ToString() + "/" + totalElectoralCollegeVotes + " electoral college votes. The final breakdown of the electoral college votes is as follows: ";
}
else
{
int i = 0;
int tracker = orderedResultsList[i].Value;
List <String> NameOfTiedCandidates = new List <string>();
while (tracker == orderedResultsList[i].Value)
{
NameOfTiedCandidates.Add(orderedResultsList[i].Key.Name);
i++;
}
finalString += "The election ended in a " + NameOfTiedCandidates.Count + " way tie between the following candidates: ";
finalString += String.Join(",", NameOfTiedCandidates);
finalString += ". The breakdown of the electoral college votes are as follows:";
}
foreach (KeyValuePair <Candidate, int> c in orderedResultsList)
{
finalString += "\n" + c.Key.Name + ": " + c.Value;
}
return(finalString);
}
