// method - private: generates a behavior child class instance and returns it for action initialization //
// * param inName - Name of the behavior
// * param inParams - Set of parameters
private Behavior GenerateBehavior(string inName, Dictionary <string, string> inParams)
{
//Searches for Behavior enum value of given input
Behavior.Behaviors classToImplement = Behavior.Behaviors.NONE;
string caps = inName.ToUpper();
string[] names = System.Enum.GetNames(typeof(Behavior.Behaviors));
Behavior.Behaviors[] values = (Behavior.Behaviors[])System.Enum.GetValues(typeof(Behavior.Behaviors));
bool found = false;
for (int i = 0; i < names.Length; i++)
{
if (names[i].Equals(caps))
{
classToImplement = values[i];
found = true;
break;
}
}
////Exception handling
if (!found)
{
throw new System.InvalidOperationException("No case currently in place for handling behavior '" + inName + "'.");
}
//if (inParams != null) { throw new MissingReferenceException("Behavior instance was not given a set of parameters."); }
return(GetBehaviorInstance(classToImplement, inName, inParams));
}
// method - private: generates and returns a behavior instance based on the enum type //
// * param classToImplement - enum type of behavior class to initialize
// * param inName - Name of the behavior
// * param inParams - Set of parameters
private Behavior GetBehaviorInstance(Behavior.Behaviors classToImplement, string inName, Dictionary <string, string> inParams)
{
switch (classToImplement)
{
/*TODO
* Implement return methods for each potential Behavior class type
*/
case Behavior.Behaviors.SAMPLE:
return(new BehaviorSample(inName, inParams));
// ****NOTE**** Set up a case for returning each potential Behavior class type
default:
return(null);
}
}