///<summary>
/// Calculates if the animal is still alive. Uses the util Date to determinate the
/// difference in minutes between the last_wash and last_food attributes and their
/// respective limits
///</summary>
///<returns>
/// false if one of the limits was exceeded
///</returns>
public bool IsAlive()
{
if (Dates.IsGreatter(this.LastWash, this.LimitWash))
{
this.Alive = false;
}
if (Dates.IsGreatter(this.LastFood, this.LimitFood))
{
this.Alive = false;
}
return(this.Alive);
}
///<summary>
/// returns the Animal info.
///</summary>
///<returns>
/// the full Animal info
///</returns>
public string GetInfo()
{
string character = this.GetCharacter();
string animal = "";
animal += new string('#', 50) + "\n";
animal += character + "\n";
animal += "Name: " + this.Name + "\n";
animal += "Alive: " + this.IsAlive() + "\n";
animal += "Sound: " + this.Speak() + "\n";
animal += "Wash time limit: " + (this.LimitWash - Dates.GetDiffInMinutes(this.LastWash)) + "\n";
animal += "Food time limit: " + (this.LimitFood - Dates.GetDiffInMinutes(this.LastFood)) + "\n";
animal += new string('#', 50) + "\n";
return(animal);
}
///<summary>
/// Returns the difference between the current date and the given date.
///</summary>
///<param name="date">date to compare with the current date.</param>
///<returns>
/// true if the difference doesn't exceeds the limit
///</returns>
public static long GetDiffInMinutes(DateTime date)
{
DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
return(Dates.DiffInMinutes(date, now));
}
///<summary>
/// Returns if a date exceeds a limit.
///</summary>
///<param name="date">date to compare with the current date.</param>
///<param name="limit">difference limit in minutes between the dates.</param>
///<returns>
/// true if the difference doesn't exceeds the limit
///</returns>
public static bool IsGreatter(DateTime date, int limit)
{
return(Dates.GetDiffInMinutes(date) > limit);
}