//place all ships for player
public void PlaceShips(Player player)
{
string[] directions = new string[4] {
"UP", "DOWN", "LEFT", "RIGHT"
};
bool error = false;
bool check = false;
//For loop to run through all boats in boatNames[]
for (int i = 0; i < boatNames.Length; i++)
{
player.DrawPlayerBoard();
//User is asked to enter the first coordinate for the current boat
string place;
Console.WriteLine("\n\n" + player.PlayerName + ": Select first coordinate for " + boatNames[i] + " (" + boatLengths[i] + ") (Example: A1 to J10)\n");
place = Console.ReadLine();
string direction;
//Letter is the first letter of the current boat. Used to mark the map
string letter = " " + boatNames[i].Substring(0, 1) + " ";
while (!CheckValidMove(place))
{
Console.WriteLine("\nInvalid coordinates entered. Please enter a new coordinate (A1 to J10)\n");
place = Console.ReadLine();
}
int x = GetXCoord(place);
int y = GetYCoord(place);
//While loop to check if that square already contains another boat
while (player.PlayerBoard[y, x] != " x ")
{
Console.WriteLine("\nOverlapping boat, please enter a new starting coordinate: (A1 to J10)\n");
place = Console.ReadLine();
while (!CheckValidMove(place))
{
Console.WriteLine("\nInvalid coordinates entered. Please enter a new coordinate (A1 to J10)\n");
place = Console.ReadLine();
}
while (place == "")
{
Console.WriteLine("\nNo coordinate entered. Try again.\n");
place = Console.ReadLine();
}
x = GetXCoord(place);
y = GetYCoord(place);
}
//do while loop to determine the direction of the boat
Console.WriteLine("\nPlease enter direction of boat. (UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT)\n");
do
{
error = false;
check = false;
direction = Console.ReadLine().ToUpper();
//direction must be UP LEFT DOWN or RIGHT
while (direction != "UP" && direction != "DOWN" && direction != "LEFT" && direction != "RIGHT")
{
Console.WriteLine("\nInvalid input. Try again.\n");
direction = Console.ReadLine().ToUpper();
}
//for loop which runs through the length of the current boat selected
for (int l = 0; l < boatLengths[i]; l++)
{
switch (direction)
{
case "UP":
try
{
//if statement to check boatlengths in direction only once per choice
if (!check)
{
for (int d = 0; d < boatLengths[i]; d++)
{
if (player.PlayerBoard[y - d, x] != " x ")
{
//checks all boatlengths in the current direction and makes error true if not all tiles are clear
Console.WriteLine("\nBoats cannot be on top of eachother! Pick a new direction.\n");
error = true;
l = boatLengths.Length;
break;
}
check = true;
}
}
else
{
//places the boat tile for y - L (up)
player.GameBoard(y - l, x, letter);
player.GameBoard(y, x, letter);
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
if (!error)
{
Console.WriteLine("\n" + boatNames[i] + " Fell off the map!\n\nPlease enter a new direction.\n");
error = true;
l = boatLengths.Length;
}
}
break;
case "DOWN":
try
{
if (!check)
{
for (int d = 0; d < boatLengths[i]; d++)
{
if (player.PlayerBoard[y + d, x] != " x ")
{
Console.WriteLine("\nBoats cannot be on top of eachother! Pick a new direction.\n");
error = true;
l = boatLengths.Length;
break;
}
check = true;
}
}
else
{
player.GameBoard(y + l, x, letter);
player.GameBoard(y, x, letter);
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
if (!error)
{
Console.WriteLine("\n" + boatNames[i] + " Fell off the map!\n\nPlease enter a new direction.\n");
error = true;
l = boatLengths.Length;
}
}
break;
case "LEFT":
try
{
if (!check)
{
for (int d = 0; d < boatLengths[i]; d++)
{
if (player.PlayerBoard[y, x - d] != " x ")
{
Console.WriteLine("\nBoats cannot be on top of eachother! Pick a new direction.\n");
error = true;
l = boatLengths.Length;
break;
}
check = true;
}
}
else
{
player.GameBoard(y, x - l, letter);
player.GameBoard(y, x, letter);
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
if (!error)
{
Console.WriteLine("\n" + boatNames[i] + " Fell off the map!\n\nPlease enter a new direction.\n");
error = true;
l = boatLengths.Length;
}
}
break;
case "RIGHT":
try
{
if (!check)
{
for (int d = 0; d < boatLengths[i]; d++)
{
if (player.PlayerBoard[y, x + d] != " x ")
{
Console.WriteLine("\nBoats cannot be on top of eachother! Pick a new direction.\n");
error = true;
l = boatLengths.Length;
break;
}
check = true;
}
}
else
{
player.GameBoard(y, x + l, letter);
player.GameBoard(y, x, letter);
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
if (!error)
{
Console.WriteLine("\n" + boatNames[i] + " Fell off the map!\n\nPlease enter a new direction.\n");
error = true;
l = boatLengths.Length;
}
}
break;
default:
Console.WriteLine("Your boat was ravaged by sharks! You lost! (If you see this message please report it to a developer)");
break;
}
}
}while (error == true);
Console.Clear();
}
}