public Contact FillNewContactObject()
{
Contact newContact = new Contact();
// AllFiles existingFiles = new AllFiles();
FileName fileName = new FileName();
FileManager fm = new FileManager();
List<FileName> volumeNames = fm.LoadListOfExistingFiles();
Console.WriteLine("Add your contact to an existing addressbook by entering one of the following: ");
if (volumeNames.Any())
{
foreach (var volumeName in volumeNames)
{
Console.WriteLine(volumeName.NameOfFile);
}
Console.WriteLine("Or, create a new address book by entering a new title: ");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("\nActually, you have no existing address books! \nCreate your first now:");
}
string userInput = Console.ReadLine();
newContact.VolumeName = userInput;
fileName.NameOfFile = userInput;
int count = 0;
foreach (var volumeName in volumeNames)
{
if (volumeName.NameOfFile==fileName.NameOfFile)
{
count++;
}
}
if (count == 0)
{
volumeNames.Add(fileName);
}
//if (!volumeNames.Contains(fileName)) grrrr. why doesn't this work? adds everytime.
//{
// //could add validation"are you sure you want to add the new addressbook "blah"?
// volumeNames.Add(fileName);
//}
fm.SaveVolumeNamesToFileTracker(volumeNames);
Console.Clear();
Console.Write("Enter first name: ");
newContact.FirstName = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.Write("Enter last name: ");
newContact.LastName = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Clear();
Console.Write("Enter any notes you would like to associate with {0} {1}\nNotes Field: ", newContact.FirstName, newContact.LastName);
newContact.NotesField = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Clear();
PopulatePhonesList(newContact);
PopulateAddressList(newContact);
PopulateEmailList(newContact);
newContact.TimesSelected = 0;
return newContact;
}
public List<FileName> LoadListOfExistingFiles()
{
if (File.Exists(FileTrackerFileName))
{
string[] allLines = File.ReadAllLines(FileTrackerFileName);
List<FileName> currentVolumes = new List<FileName>();
foreach (var line in allLines)
{
FileName volume = new FileName();
volume.NameOfFile = line;
currentVolumes.Add(volume);
}
return currentVolumes;
}
return new List<FileName>();
}