/// <summary>
/// RollList generates random list of elements from a pre-existing list.
/// </summary>
/// <example>
/// ["A","B","C","D"].RollList(2) -> ["A","D"]
/// </example>
/// <returns>The list.</returns>
/// <param name="size">Size.</param>
public RandomList <T> RollList(int size)
{
if (size > this.Count)
{
Exception e = new Exception("Cannot generate random list of size :" + size + " from original list of size: " + this.Count);
Console.Write(e);
throw e;
}
else
{
// List That Will Have Elements Removed From To Prevent Duplicate Rolls
RandomList <T> throwableList = (RandomList <T>) this.Clone();
// List That Will Contain Random Elements and Be Returned
RandomList <T> generatedList = new RandomList <T>();
// Generate Member In Generated List (of size n) by
// Rolling on Throwable, adding to Generated and removing from
// Throwable to mitigate any duplicate elements.
for (int i = 0; (i < size - 1); i++)
{
T element = throwableList.Roll();
generatedList.Add(element);
throwableList.Remove(element);
}
return(generatedList);
}
}
private NonPlayableCharacter KillCharacter(int leftCharacterIndex, int rightCharacterIndex, RandomList <NonPlayableCharacter> characters)
{
// Finding Characters That It Can Kill (Left and Right)
NonPlayableCharacter leftCharacter = characters[leftCharacterIndex];
NonPlayableCharacter rightCharacter = characters[rightCharacterIndex];
// Making List with Two Potential Characters
RandomList <NonPlayableCharacter> possibleKillableCharacters = new RandomList <NonPlayableCharacter> {
leftCharacter, rightCharacter
};
// Generating Character That Dies
NonPlayableCharacter killedCharacter = possibleKillableCharacters.Roll();
// Killing Character
characters.Remove(killedCharacter);
// Returning Character (To Use For Printing)
return(killedCharacter);
}