/*
* METHOD : writeToGroupChatTab()
*
* DESCRIPTION : Display message field text string to group chat text box
* and relayed it to queue.
*
* PARAMETERS : STRING : messageText
*
* RETURNS : N/A
*/
public void writeToGroupChatTab(string messageText)
{
GroupChatTab.Focus();
GroupChatTabTextBox.AppendText("You Say: " + messageText + "\n");
packetBuffer = userNameTextBox.Text + "," + guiPacketBuffer.MessageType + "," + Environment.MachineName + "," + messageText + "," + guiPacketBuffer.RequestToChat;
WriteToQueue(packetBuffer);
}
/*
* METHOD : WriteToGroupChatBox()
*
* DESCRIPTION : Write incoming group chat message to the textbox in the
* groupchatbox tab.
* PARAMETERS : string : chatMessage
*
* RETURNS : N/A
*/
public void WriteToGroupChatBox(string chatMessage)
{
this.Dispatcher.Invoke(() =>
{
GroupChatTabTextBox.AppendText(chatMessage);
});
}
/*
* METHOD : connectionServerTabFormattingEvents()
*
* DESCRIPTION : A series of formating events for the chat tabs are triggerd
* which update GUI for user status of connection.
*
* PARAMETERS :
*
* RETURNS : N/A
*/
public void connectionServerTabFormattingEvents()
{
///Clear all chat text in message terminal
PrivateChatTabTextBox.Clear();
GroupChatTabTextBox.Clear();
BroadcastTabTextBox.Clear();
tabConnectionStatusOnline();
///Tab Formatting Colour fonts Events
PrivateChatTab.Foreground = Brushes.Black;
GroupChatTab.Foreground = Brushes.Black;
BroadcastChatTab.Foreground = Brushes.Black;
}