static void UI(string conInput)
{
string[] command = conInput.Split(" ");
switch (command[0]) // Switch statement is used to make it harder to break with bogus input, whilst also making it easier to read when adding new features.
{
case "diff":
if (command.Length != 3)
{
Console.WriteLine("Too many/few arguments.");
break;
}
readFile a = new readFile(command[1]);
readFile b = new readFile(command[2]);
dataCheck F = new dataCheck(a, b);
if (F.same != true)
{
Console.WriteLine("\nThey are different files.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("They're the same file.");
}
break;
case "exit":
Console.WriteLine("Ending program...");
Environment.Exit(0);
break;
default:
Console.WriteLine("Invalid command.");
break;
}
}
public void lineByLine(readFile FileLargest, readFile FileSmallest, int count)
{
if (count >= FileSmallest.linesInFile.Count) // If count is larger than the total lines in the smallest file, then just print the larger file
{
Console.WriteLine($"{FileLargest.linesInFile[count].line_}");
}
else
{
line LineLongest = FileLargest.linesInFile[count];
line LineShortest = FileSmallest.linesInFile[count];
if (FileSmallest.linesInFile[count].line_.Length > FileLargest.linesInFile[count].line_.Length)
{
LineLongest = FileSmallest.linesInFile[count];
LineShortest = FileLargest.linesInFile[count];
}
int innerCount = 0;
foreach (char i in LineShortest.line_) // To stop it comparing against numbers larger than the shortest line (there is still a try-catch later to aid this)
{
try
{
if (FileLargest.linesInFile[count].line_[innerCount] != FileSmallest.linesInFile[count].line_[innerCount])
{
same = false;
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
Console.Write($"{FileLargest.linesInFile[count].line_[innerCount]}"); // Check line by line, then do a more thorough char by char check (less instructions are executed this way)
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
}
else
{
Console.Write($"{FileLargest.linesInFile[count].line_[innerCount]}");
}
innerCount++;
}
catch
{
// Runs if one line is longer than the other.
}
}
}
}
public dataCheck(readFile f1, readFile f2) // Same as the one above, but in this case uses a char array.
{
if (f1.fileDataAnalysis.Length != f2.fileDataAnalysis.Length) // Checks the size of the file by the data in the file. *File* size is irrelevant in this check.
{
same = false;
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("They're the same size.");
}
int fileLargeSize = f1.linesInFile.Count;
int fileSmallSize = f2.linesInFile.Count;
readFile FileLargest = f1;
readFile FileSmallest = f2;
if (f1.linesInFile.Count <= f2.linesInFile.Count)
{
fileLargeSize = f2.linesInFile.Count;
FileLargest = f2;
fileSmallSize = f1.linesInFile.Count;
FileSmallest = f1;
}
int count = 0;
while (count < fileLargeSize)
{
lineByLine(FileLargest, FileSmallest, count); // lineByLine checks a single line at the address 'count', so it is incredibly portable code, and thus we iterate it in a while loop.
count++;
}
if (same == true)
{
Console.WriteLine("Line by line, they're the same.");
}
}
