public MainPage()
{
this.InitializeComponent();
if (Settings.run == true)
{
SettingsPane.GetForCurrentView().CommandsRequested += OnSettingsPaneCommandRequested;
Settings.run = false;
}
//Displays a random item from the XML file into the itemDisplay textbox
DisplayRandomItem(itemDisplay);
//fills the item list once the list is empty
if (Settings.runFillList == true)
{
ItemListFiller creator = new ItemListFiller();
items = creator.ListFiller();
Settings.runFillList = false;
}
}
public ListPage()
{
this.InitializeComponent();
ItemListFiller creator = new ItemListFiller();
itemsList = creator.ListFiller();
int numberOfItems = itemsList.Count();
//populates the textblock with the items
for (int i = 0; i <= numberOfItems - 1; i++)
{
itemListTextBlock.Text = itemListTextBlock.Text + Convert.ToString(i + 1) + ". " + itemsList[i] + "\n\n";
}
}
public void DisplayRandomItem(TextBlock itemDisplay)
{
try
{
int numOfItems = items.Count();
Random rand = new Random();
//randThing is used to randomly pick an index number in the item list
//The upper limit of randThing is determined by numOfItems.
int randThing = rand.Next(0, numOfItems);
//Displays the randomly picked item
itemDisplay.Text = items[randThing];
//The displayed item is removed from the list so it won't display again
items.RemoveAt(randThing);
}
//If the item list runs out. The list is repopulated and the method is run again.
catch
{
ItemListFiller creator = new ItemListFiller();
items = creator.ListFiller();
DisplayRandomItem(itemDisplay);
}
}
