// Instructions /should/ have a parent, unless they are of type "M"
public void addParent(Instruction parent)
{
if (this.type.ToLower().Equals ("m04"))
{
throw new ArgumentException ("The instruction of type M cannot be called with a parent");
}
this.parent = parent;
}
// Takes a string, such as "G01 X2.0000 Y1.0000", and converts
// it to an instruction object
public Instruction StringToInstruction(String line)
{
// Split on whitespace
String[] pieces = line.Split (' ');
Instruction i = new Instruction ();
foreach (String piece in pieces)
{
if (piece.Length > 1)
{
string pieceType = piece.Substring (0, 1);
double pieceValue = Double.Parse (piece.Substring (1));
switch (Char.Parse (pieceType)) {
case 'M':
i.setType (piece);
break;
case 'G':
if (piece.Substring (1, 1).Equals ("-"))
i.extra += piece + " ";
else
i.setType (piece);
break;
case 'X':
i.setX (pieceValue);
break;
case 'Y':
i.setY (pieceValue);
break;
case 'Z':
i.setZ (pieceValue);
break;
default:
i.extra += piece + " ";
break;
}
}
}
return i;
}
// TODO: check and instruction block for integrity
public Boolean addInstruction(Instruction instruction)
{
this.instructions.Add (instruction);
return true;
}