/* Takes as input the standard format (As, Kh, ...) */
public static Card CreateFromString(String card)
{
Trace.Assert(card.Length == 2, "Cannot create a card from a string of length != 2");
String faceStr = new String(card[0], 1).ToUpper();
String suitStr = new String(card[1], 1).ToUpper();
CardFace face = Card.CharToCardFace(faceStr[0]);
CardSuit suit = Card.CharToCardSuit(suitStr[0]);
return(new Card(face, suit));
}
/* Given a string representing a card, returns the equivalent card object
* This seems to be a standard format across poker client.
* Cards are represented by two chars, the first indicating the face
* and the second indicating the suit. Ex. Ks, Ah, etc. */
public virtual Card GenerateCardFromString(String card)
{
// This should never be different than 2
Trace.Assert(card.Length == 2, "A string representation of a card was found to be of invalid length: " + card.Length + " instead of 2");
// Uppercase to simplify checks
String cardValues = card.ToUpper();
// Extract components
Char faceComponent = cardValues[0];
Char suitComponent = cardValues[1];
CardFace face = Card.CharToCardFace(faceComponent);
CardSuit suit = Card.CharToCardSuit(suitComponent);
Card result = new Card(face, suit);
return(result);
}