public static string PromptUser(string title, string instructions)
{
TextInputDialog textInputWindow = new TextInputDialog();
textInputWindow.Title = title;
textInputWindow.instructionsLabel.Content = instructions;
textInputWindow.ShowDialog();
return textInputWindow.inputBox.Text;
}
public static string PromptUser(string title, string instructions)
{
TextInputDialog textInputWindow = new TextInputDialog();
textInputWindow.Title = title;
textInputWindow.instructionsLabel.Content = instructions;
textInputWindow.ShowDialog();
return(textInputWindow.inputBox.Text);
}
//when the main window loads, prompt the user for connection info
private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
bool successfulConnection;
do
{
//prompts
string address = TextInputDialog.PromptUser("Server Address", "Input a MUD server address:");
string portString = TextInputDialog.PromptUser("Server Port", "Enter the server's port number:");
//convert port to int, default to port=23 in the event of any parsing issue
int port;
if (!int.TryParse(portString, out port))
{
port = 23;
}
//attempt a connection
successfulConnection = true;
try
{
//tell the user what we're doing first
this.appendText("Attempting a connection to " + address + ", port " + port.ToString() + "...");
//then give it a shot
this.serverConnection = new MUDServerConnection(address, port);
}
//if there's any problem, start over with prompts again
catch (Exception)
{
this.appendText("Connection failed. Please verify your internet connectivity and server information, then try again.");
successfulConnection = false;
}
}while (!successfulConnection);
//now that we've connected, start listening for messages and disconnections
this.serverConnection.serverMessage += new MUDServerConnection.serverMessageEventHandler(serverConnection_serverMessage);
this.serverConnection.disconnected += new MUDServerConnection.disconnectionEventHandler(serverConnection_disconnected);
this.serverConnection.telnetMessage += new MUDServerConnection.serverTelnetEventHandler(serverConnection_telnetMessage);
}
