/// <summary>
/// Method to send the given message to the server, in the required, hashmark - closed format
/// </summary>
/// <param name="message"></param>
private void WriteMessageToServer(string message)
{
try
{
byte[] msg = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes($"{message}#");
_stream.Write(msg, 0, msg.Length);
}
catch (IOException)
{
_pingTimer.Stop();
_pingTimer.Dispose();
ThisPlayerDisconnected?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
}
catch (ObjectDisposedException) { }
}
/// <summary>
/// Method to read a message from the server, ending in a hashmark, which is removed from the actual message
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
private string ReadMessageFromServer()
{
try
{
StringBuilder message = new StringBuilder();
int character = _stream.ReadByte();
while ((char)character != '#')
{
message.Append((char)character);
character = _stream.ReadByte();
}
return(message.ToString());
}
catch (IOException) {
_pingTimer.Stop();
ThisPlayerDisconnected?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
return(null);
}
}
