/// <summary>
/// input from console method
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fruitsCount">
/// Number of fruits types.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// List with information about fruits, entered via console.
/// </returns>
public static List <Fruit> InputFromConsole(int fruitsCount)
{
List <Fruit> fruitsList = new List <Fruit>();
for (int i = 0; i < fruitsCount; i++)
{
Console.Write("Please select the type of fruit (e.g. Сitrus/Other): ");
string choice = Console.ReadLine().ToLower();
while (choice != "other" && choice != "citrus" && choice != "c" && choice != "o")
{
Console.WriteLine("You entered an incorrect type, check it and try again.");
choice = Console.ReadLine().ToLower();
}
if (choice == "other" || choice == "o")
{
Fruit fruit = new Fruit();
try
{
fruit.Input();
fruitsList.Add(fruit);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
}
else if (choice == "citrus" || choice == "c")
{
Citrus citrus = new Citrus();
try
{
citrus.Input();
fruitsList.Add(citrus);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
}
}
return(fruitsList);
}
/// <summary>
/// The entry point for the application.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// List with information about fruits, get from the file.
/// </returns>
public static List <Fruit> InputFromFile()
{
List <Fruit> fruitsList = new List <Fruit>();
StreamReader readFromFruitsFile = new StreamReader(Constants.INPUT_FRUIT_FILE);
string line;
try
{
while ((line = readFromFruitsFile.ReadLine()) != null)
{
string[] currentLine = line.Split('/');
switch (currentLine.Length)
{
case 2:
Fruit newFruit = new Fruit();
newFruit.Input(currentLine);
fruitsList.Add(newFruit);
break;
case 3:
Citrus newCitrus = new Citrus();
newCitrus.Input(currentLine);
fruitsList.Add(newCitrus);
break;
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
finally
{
readFromFruitsFile.Close();
}
return(fruitsList);
}
