/// <summary>
/// Find the forage provider for this forage/provider name
/// </summary>
/// <param name="providerName">The forage provider (component) name</param>
/// <returns>The ForageProvider</returns>
public ForageProvider FindProvider(string providerName)
{
ForageProvider provider = null;
int i = 0;
while ((provider == null) && (i <= this.forageProviderList.Count - 1))
{
// if the name matches
if (this.forageProviderList[i].ForageHostName == providerName)
{
provider = this.forageProviderList[i];
}
i++;
}
return(provider);
}
/// <summary>
/// Find the forage provider for this component ID.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="hostID">The host component ID</param>
/// <returns>The forage provider</returns>
public ForageProvider FindProvider(int hostID)
{
ForageProvider provider = null;
int i = 0;
while ((provider == null) && (i <= this.forageProviderList.Count - 1))
{
// if the host matches
if (this.forageProviderList[i].HostID == hostID)
{
provider = this.forageProviderList[i];
}
i++;
}
return(provider);
}
/// <summary>
/// Add a forage provider component
/// </summary>
/// <param name="paddock">The paddock info</param>
/// <param name="paddName">The paddock name</param>
/// <param name="forageName">The forage name</param>
/// <param name="hostID">Component ID</param>
/// <param name="driverID">Driver ID</param>
/// <param name="forageObj">The forage object</param>
public void AddProvider(PaddockInfo paddock, string paddName, string forageName, int hostID, int driverID, IPlantDamage forageObj)
{
ForageProvider forageProvider;
// this is a forage provider
// this provider can host a number of forages/species
forageProvider = new ForageProvider();
forageProvider.PaddockOwnerName = paddName; // owning paddock
forageProvider.ForageHostName = forageName; // host pasture/plant component name
forageProvider.HostID = hostID; // plant/pasture comp
forageProvider.ForageObj = forageObj; // setting property ID
// keep a ptr to the paddock owned by the model so the forages can be assigned there as they become available
forageProvider.OwningPaddock = paddock;
this.forageProviderList.Add(forageProvider);
}