public static void SearchLoop()
{
while (true)
{
PeriodicTable pt = new PeriodicTable();
Console.Write("Select search mode [1: Atomic Number, 2: Symbol, 3: Name, 4: quit]: ");
string mode = Console.ReadLine();
if (mode == "4")
{
return;
}
Console.Write("Search: ");
string search = Console.ReadLine();
Element element;
try
{
switch (mode)
{
case "1":
element = pt.GetElement(Convert.ToInt32(search));
break;
case "2":
element = pt.GetElement(search);
break;
case "3":
element = pt.GetElementByName(search);
break;
default:
Console.WriteLine("ERROR: Invalid input detected.");
continue;
}
}
catch (System.Collections.Generic.KeyNotFoundException)
{
// supress exception from being thrown
Console.WriteLine("ERROR: No matching element was found.");
continue;
}
Console.WriteLine("Atomic Number: {0}", element.AtomicNumber);
Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}", element.Name);
Console.WriteLine("Symbol: {0}", element.Symbol);
Console.WriteLine("Weight: {0}M", element.AtomicWeight);
Console.WriteLine();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Every 2 digits of the 8 digit key are used as the atomic number of a periodic
/// element to look up and store the integer value corresponding to the atomic
/// weight.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="key">8 digit integer key</param>
/// <returns>4 element integer array of integer atomic weights</returns>
protected int[] GetShifts(int key)
{
string strKey = key.ToString();
int[] wKey = new int[(int)Math.Ceiling((double)strKey.Length / 2)];
for (double i = 0; i + 1 < strKey.Length; i = i + 2)
{
int aN = Convert.ToInt32(String.Concat(strKey[(int)i], strKey[(int)i + 1]));
wKey[(int)Math.Floor(i / 2)] = (int)Math.Floor(pt.GetElement(aN).AtomicWeight);
}
return(wKey);
}
