public static void AddNewWord()
{
bool loop = true;
while (loop == true)
{
//Wait for user to add a word into words.txt.
Console.Clear();
Console.Write("Enter a word to add it or type 'Back' to go back to menu: ");
string word = Console.ReadLine().ToUpper();
//Gives user an error if the input is NULL, Whitespace, contains a number or contains a whitespace
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(word) || word.Any(char.IsDigit) || String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(word) || word.Contains(' '))
{
Console.Write("Enter a valid word. Press any key to enter a new word...");
Console.ReadKey(true);
}
else if (word == "BACK")
{
loop = false;
BehindScene.GetMenu();
}
else
{
using (System.IO.StreamWriter file =
new System.IO.StreamWriter(BehindScene.wordpath, true))
{
file.WriteLine("\n" + word);
}
loop = false;
BehindScene.GetMenu();
}
}
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
BehindScene.GetMenu();
}
static public void StartGame()
{
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Welcome to the Hangman");
Random rnd = new Random((int)DateTime.Now.Ticks);
string filename = @"resources\words.txt";
//Convert words.txt into a list then into an array
List <string> wordList = File.ReadAllLines(filename).ToList();
string[] wordBank = wordList.ToArray();
string wordToGuess = wordBank[rnd.Next(0, wordBank.Length)];
string wordToGuessUpperCase = wordToGuess.ToUpper();
//Show user how many letters the word contains with '_'
StringBuilder displayToPlayer = new StringBuilder(wordToGuess.Length);
for (int i = 0; i < wordToGuess.Length; i++)
{
displayToPlayer.Append('_');
}
List <char> correctGuesses = new List <char>();
List <char> incorrectGuesses = new List <char>();
int lives = 5;
bool won = false;
int lettersRevealed = 0;
string input;
char guess;
while (!won && lives > 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Guess a letter: ");
input = Console.ReadLine().ToUpper();
guess = input[0];
if (char.IsDigit(guess) || char.IsWhiteSpace(guess) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(input))
{
Console.WriteLine("Enter a valid guess.");
}
else
{
//Gives user feedback when they enter a letter that has already been entered.
if (correctGuesses.Contains(guess))
{
Console.WriteLine("You've already tried '{0}', and it was correct.\n", guess);
continue;
}
else if (incorrectGuesses.Contains(guess))
{
Console.WriteLine("You've already tried '{0}', and it was wrong.\n", guess);
continue;
}
//Reveals a letter to the user if the guess is correct.
if (wordToGuessUpperCase.Contains(guess))
{
correctGuesses.Add(guess);
for (int i = 0; i < wordToGuess.Length; i++)
{
if (wordToGuessUpperCase[i] == guess)
{
Console.Clear();
displayToPlayer[i] = wordToGuess[i];
lettersRevealed++;
}
if (lettersRevealed == wordToGuess.Length)
{
won = true;
}
}
}
else
//If the guess is not correct the user recieves feedback.
{
incorrectGuesses.Add(guess);
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("There is no '{0}' in the word!\n", guess);
lives--;
}
Console.WriteLine(displayToPlayer.ToString());
}
}
//If the user wins they get to add a name to scores.txt and if they lose it takes them to the menu.
if (won)
{
Console.Write("\nYou won!\nEnter your name to add it to the highscore list: ");
string hsName = Console.ReadLine();
New_Score(lives, hsName);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("\nYou lost! The word was '{0}'", wordToGuess);
}
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to go back to menu..");
Console.ReadKey(true);
BehindScene.GetMenu();
}