/// <summary>
/// Creates and returns a new random component with shape and color given.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="color">will be the color of the returned component</param>
/// <param name="shape">will be the shape of the returned component</param>
/// <returns>Returns a new component WITH random letter and digit but with the shape and color in parameters</returns>
public static ComponentPerception RandomComponentWith(Shape referenceShape, Color referenceColor)
{
ComponentPerception c = new ComponentPerception();
c.Shape = referenceShape;
c.Color = referenceColor;
c.Digit = r.Next(minDigit, maxDigit + 1);
c.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
return(c);
}
/// <summary>
/// Displays a prompt in which the user can enter his answer.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="c">Component related to the answer asked.</param>
/// <returns>Number answered by the user.</returns>
private int AskDigitOfComponent(ComponentPerception c)
{
Form form = new Form();
Label label = new Label();
NumericUpDown updown = new NumericUpDown();
Button buttonOk = new Button();
#region Form creation
form.Text = "Figure " + c.Letter.ToString();
label.Text = "Quelle était la valeur associée\n à la figure " + c.Letter.ToString() + " ?";
updown.ResetText();
Panel buttonOkPanel = new Panel(); //only about aesthectics
buttonOkPanel.Dock = DockStyle.Bottom;
buttonOkPanel.Height = 50;
buttonOkPanel.BackColor = Color.WhiteSmoke;
buttonOk.Text = "OK";
buttonOk.DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
label.Dock = DockStyle.Top;
label.Font = new Font("Arial", 11);
label.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
label.Dock = DockStyle.Top;
label.Height = 50;
label.BackColor = Color.White;
updown.Location = new Point(105, 60);
updown.Width = 75;
updown.TextAlign = HorizontalAlignment.Center;
updown.Minimum = 0;
updown.Maximum = 9;
buttonOk.Location = new Point(191, 13);
buttonOk.Width = 75;
buttonOk.Height = 25;
buttonOk.Text = "OK";
buttonOkPanel.Controls.Add(buttonOk);
form.ClientSize = new Size(280, 158);
form.Controls.AddRange(new Control[] { label, updown, buttonOkPanel });
form.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
form.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
form.BackColor = Color.White;
form.AcceptButton = buttonOk;
#endregion
form.ShowDialog();
return((int)updown.Value);
}
/// <summary>
/// Generates a random permutation of the components. Fisher–Yates logic.
/// </summary>
private void ShuffleComponents()
{
int n = Components.Count;
while (n > 1)
{
n--;
int k = new Random().Next(n + 1);
ComponentPerception c = Components[k];
Components[k] = Components[n];
Components[n] = c;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates and returns a new random component without shape and color given.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="color">will be the color of the returned component</param>
/// <param name="shape">will be the shape of the returned component</param>
/// <returns>Returns a new component WITHOUT random letter and digit but with the shape and color in parameters</returns>
public static ComponentPerception RandomComponentWithoutBoth(Shape referenceShape, Color referenceColor)
{
ComponentPerception c = new ComponentPerception();
//changing shape and color of component if it has both of the excluded characteristics
do
{
c.Color = (r.Next(0, 2) == 0) ? Color.RoyalBlue : Color.Yellow; //transform to Enum ?;
c.Shape = RandomEnumValue <Shape>();
} while (c.Shape == referenceShape && c.Color == referenceColor);
c.Digit = r.Next(minDigit, maxDigit + 1);
c.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
return(c);
}
/// <summary>
/// Generates and adding to the list pseudo-random components (pseudo because they are according to the specifications)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="numberOfComponents">The number of components to generate</param>
private void GenerateRandomComponents()
{
int numberOfFixedComponents = new Random().Next(3, 5); //3 or 4 (cf. specifications)
//generates and add to the list of components 3 or 4 components with specified color and shape
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfFixedComponents; i++)
{
Components.Add(ComponentPerception.RandomComponentWith(ReferenceShape, ReferenceColor));
}
//generates the other components randomly, without the same reference color and shape as the first ones
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfComponents - numberOfFixedComponents; i++)
{
Components.Add(ComponentPerception.RandomComponentWithoutBoth(ReferenceShape, ReferenceColor));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Set random shape and color for the current mask, which will be ask to memorize to the user.
/// </summary>
public void SetRandomReferenceShapeAndColor()
{
ReferenceShape = ComponentPerception.RandomEnumValue <Shape>();
ReferenceColor = (new Random().Next(0, 2) == 0) ? Color.RoyalBlue : Color.Yellow;
}