public AuctionItem(int ID, string itemDescription, DateTime closeAt, float startAmount, string imagePath)
{
//creates an AuctionItem object with id, description, closing time, starting amount and path to items image
try
{
this.m_ItemID = ID;
this.m_ItemDescription = itemDescription;
this.m_ClosingTime = closeAt;
this.m_ItemPath = imagePath;
this.m_CurrentHighestBid = new Bid(this, startAmount); // creates a starting bid to beat (with no client)
this.m_Closed = false;
}
catch (ArgumentNullException ane)
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("ArgumentNullException in AuctionItem constructor by: " + ane.TargetSite + "\rwith: " + ane.Message);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Exception in AuctionItem constructor by: " + e.TargetSite + "\rwith: " + e.Message);
}
}
public bool setCurrentHighBid(Bid newHighBid)
{
//sets the current high bid (checks if bid is actually higher than current bid and that auction is not closed)
//and returns un/success of operation
if (newHighBid.getAmount() <= this.m_CurrentHighestBid.getAmount() || this.m_ClosingTime < DateTime.Now)
return false;
else
{
this.m_CurrentHighestBid = newHighBid;
return true;
}
}