private Card[] deckOCards;// I suppose I could already specify the size of this Card array but I chose to do that in the deck constructor.
//=======CLASS CONSTRUCTORS CREATE STANDARD 52 CARD DECK=========
/// <summary>
/// Deck object constructor, contains 52 individually constructed Card objects, one for each suit and face combination.
/// Constructor DOES 'shuffle' the deck by default, placing all 52 cards in a randomly generated order.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="deckId">number passed to simply distinguish one deck from another. could be particularily useful
/// if more than one deck is "in play"</param>
public Deck(int deckId)
{
deckNumber = deckId;
Card[] tempDeck1 = new Card[52];
//Creates 52 card objects representing standard deck (IN ORDER)
int c = 0;
foreach (Card.Suit suit_value in Enum.GetValues(typeof(Card.Suit)))
//for hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades
{
foreach (Card.Face face_value in Enum.GetValues(typeof(Card.Face)))
{//create a card of 2, 3, 4, 5, ....to 14 (Ace)
tempDeck1[c] = new Card(suit_value, face_value);
++c;
}
}
//End of creating 52 card objects
cardsInDeck = c; //establishes Deck field value to be equal to "52" at instantiation
deckOCards = new Card[52]; //holds 52 card objects to be represented in deck - is the Deck object field
//Card[] tempDeck2 = new Card[52];
List <Card> cardList = tempDeck1.ToList(); //puts deck that was created IN ORDER to a list that will be used to 'pull from' when randomizing the order
int a = 0;
while (a < 2) //"shuffle" twice to ensure "random-ness"
{
Random rnd = new Random(); //random object used to generate random number used in "shuffle"
int n = 52;
while (n > 0)
{
--n;
int k = rnd.Next(n);//k is a random number whose value is between 0 and n
//n is decreased each time so that the random number dynamically reflects the number of Card objects
//in the cardList.
deckOCards[n] = cardList[k]; //place the Card object from the cardList into the 'final'
//Card array which will represent the shuffled deck.
cardList.RemoveAt(k); //removes Card from cardList so the Card object cannot be 'chosen' again
}
++a;
if (a == 1) //only happens after the 'first' shuffle
{
cardList = deckOCards.ToList(); //puts the now shuffled array back into List form to be 'shuffled' again
}
}
}
