/// <summary>
/// Create an animal object of a species (Bee,Butterfly) of Insect cateogry.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Species">Species: Bee, Butterfly, etc.</param>
/// <returns>Object of the Species type.</returns>
/// <remarks></remarks>
public static Insect CreateInsect(InsectSpecies Species)
{
Insect animalObj = null; //type not known at this time
//type determined by late binding
switch (Species)
{
case InsectSpecies.Bee:
animalObj = new Bee(); //Late binding
break;
//Continue with the rest
case InsectSpecies.Butterfly:
animalObj = new Butterfly(); //Late binding
break;
default:
Debug.Assert(false, "To be completed!");
break;
}
//Set the category
animalObj.Category = CategoryType.Insect;
return animalObj; //return the created animal object.
}
//instance variables
public static Insect CreateInsect(InsectSpecies species)
{
//type not known at this time
Insect animalObj = null;
try
{
//type determined by late binding - species is an enumeration
switch (species)
{
case InsectSpecies.Bee:
//ID, nickName, age, category, gender
animalObj = new Bee(); //late binding
if (animalObj == null)
{
NonExistentAnimalTypeException ex = new NonExistentAnimalTypeException();
throw (ex);
}
break;
//continue with the rest
case InsectSpecies.Butterfly:
animalObj = new Butterfly(); //late binding
if (animalObj == null)
{
NonExistentAnimalTypeException ex = new NonExistentAnimalTypeException();
throw (ex);
}
break;
default:
Debug.Assert(false, "To be completed!");
break;
}
}
//custom exception
catch (Exception e)
{
e.Message.ToString();
NonExistentAnimalTypeException ex = new NonExistentAnimalTypeException();
throw (ex);
}
finally
{
//Set the category
animalObj.Category = CategoryType.Insect;
}
return animalObj;
}
//instance variables
public static Insect CreateInsect(InsectSpecies species)
{
//type not known at this time
Insect animalObj = null;
try
{
//type determined by late binding - species is an enumeration
switch (species)
{
case InsectSpecies.Bee:
//ID, nickName, age, category, gender
animalObj = new Bee(); //late binding
if (animalObj == null)
{
NonExistentAnimalTypeException ex = new NonExistentAnimalTypeException();
throw (ex);
}
break;
//continue with the rest
case InsectSpecies.Butterfly:
animalObj = new Butterfly(); //late binding
if (animalObj == null)
{
NonExistentAnimalTypeException ex = new NonExistentAnimalTypeException();
throw (ex);
}
break;
default:
Debug.Assert(false, "To be completed!");
break;
}
}
//custom exception
catch (Exception e)
{
e.Message.ToString();
NonExistentAnimalTypeException ex = new NonExistentAnimalTypeException();
throw (ex);
}
finally
{
//Set the category
animalObj.Category = CategoryType.Insect;
}
return(animalObj);
}