} // end of sendButton
/*************************** Login Button *************************************
* Takes the users name they typed in the username textbox and requests a connction
* with the server, then logs in to the server enabling the create button, list
* games button, and join button.
*/
private void LoginButton_Click_1(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// handle a blank username and don't allow people to have names longer than 16 characters
if (textBox3.Text.Trim() == "")
{
textBox1.Text = "Please enter a Username before logging in";
return;
}
if (textBox3.Text.Length > 16)
{
textBox1.Text = "You shall not enter names longer than 16 characters!";
return;
}
// Username is what was typed into the textbox
clientNo = textBox3.Text;
try
{
// Try to connect to the server
clientSocket.Connect("18.216.181.228", 13000);
// *** Loopback can be uncommented out for testing on local machine ***
// just make sure you comment out the IP above
//clientSocket.Connect("127.0.0.1", 13000);
serverStream = clientSocket.GetStream();
// Send the user name to the server
byte[] outStream = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(textBox3.Text + "|");
serverStream.Write(outStream, 0, outStream.Length);
serverStream.Flush();
// Create a new thread top handle the client
Thread ctThread = new Thread(getMessage);
ctThread.Start();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
textBox1.AppendText(ex.ToString());
}
if (clientSocket.Connected)
{
// If the client connects successfully, enables button functions
LoginButton.Hide();
CreateButton.Show();
ListGamesButton.Show();
JoinButton.Show();
SendButton.Show();
}
} // end of LoginButton