//This method allows the user to enter new information and write a new post to the file.
public static void AddPosts(List <Posts> posts)
{
Console.Clear();
List <Posts> bigAlPosts = PostFile.GetPosts();
//Show the User Current Posts
Console.WriteLine("Here are the current posts:");
bigAlPosts.Sort(Posts.CompareByID);
PrintAllPosts(bigAlPosts);
//Prompt the user to enter new information
Console.WriteLine("\nEnter the ID of the new post");
int newPostID = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
Console.WriteLine("Enter what you would like to say in the new post");
string newPost = Console.ReadLine();
//Write to the last line of the file
bigAlPosts.Add(new Posts()
{
ID = newPostID, Post = newPost, Time = DateTime.Now
});
//Show the user the updated posts
Console.WriteLine("Here are the updated posts:\n");
bigAlPosts.Sort(Posts.CompareByDate);
PrintAllPosts(bigAlPosts);
//Save to the file
PostFile.SaveAllPosts(bigAlPosts);
Console.WriteLine("\n\nPress Enter to return to main Menu...");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.Clear();
}
//This method takes the ID from the user and deletes that post
public static void DeletePost(List <Posts> posts)
{
Console.Clear();
List <Posts> bigAlPosts = PostFile.GetPosts();
Console.WriteLine("Here are the posts:\n\n");
bigAlPosts.Sort(Posts.CompareByID);
PostUtil.PrintAllPosts(bigAlPosts);
Console.WriteLine("\nEnter the ID of the post you would like to delete.");
int searchVal = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
//search for ID by user entered number and delets that post
Posts tempPosts = new Posts();
foreach (Posts x in bigAlPosts)
{
if (x.ID == (searchVal))
{
tempPosts = x;
}
}
bigAlPosts.Remove(tempPosts);
//Save Posts to the file
PostFile.SaveAllPosts(bigAlPosts);
//print Updated posts to console
Console.WriteLine("\nHere are the updated posts:\n");
bigAlPosts.Sort(Posts.CompareByDate);
PrintAllPosts(bigAlPosts);
Console.WriteLine("\n\nPress Enter to return to main Menu...");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.Clear();
}