/// <summary>
/// Checks if all characters in a word can be removed by charcters in the players' hand.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="wordtocheck"></param>
/// <returns> Returns true if the word can be played with the current tiles.</returns>
private int checkWord(string wordtocheck)
{
string word = wordtocheck.ToUpper();///ensures playerhand and the word's cases match.
int numberRemovedByWild = 0;
int points = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < 7; i++)
{
if (word.Length == 0)
{
break;
}
else if (word.Contains(playerHand[i]))
{
word = word.Remove(word.IndexOf(playerHand[i]), 1);
points += ScrabbleLetter.HowManyPoints(playerHand[i]);
}
else if (playerHand[i] == ' ')
{
numberRemovedByWild++;
}
}
if (word == "")
{
return(points);
}
else if (word.Length <= numberRemovedByWild)
{
return(points);
}
else
{
return(0);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Set the tiles based on the Scrabble Game
/// </summary>
public ScrabbleGame()
{
int startingLetter = (char)'A';
int total = 0;
//Loop through the letters and determine how many tiles per letter
for (int i = startingLetter; i < (startingLetter + 26); i++)
{
total += ScrabbleLetter.HowManyTiles((char)i);
}
//Set variable values and instantiate the array
m_totalTiles = total + 2;
m_tilesLeft = m_totalTiles;
m_scrabbleLetters = new ScrabbleLetter[total + 2]; //2 blank tiles!
int counter = 0; //use to control the index of the array
//Loop through the letters to create the tiles
for (int i = startingLetter; i < (startingLetter + 26); i++)
{
//Loop through the number of tiles for that letter
for (int j = 0; j < ScrabbleLetter.HowManyTiles((char)i); j++)
{
m_scrabbleLetters[counter] = new ScrabbleLetter((char)i);
counter++;//always increase the counter!
}
}
//add the two blanks
m_scrabbleLetters[counter] = new ScrabbleLetter(' ');
counter++;
m_scrabbleLetters[counter] = new ScrabbleLetter(' ');
}
public static int HowManyPoints(char L)
{
ScrabbleLetter s = new ScrabbleLetter(L);
return(s.Points);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns how many tiles in scrabble have the letter.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="L">The letter.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static int HowManyTiles(char L)
{
ScrabbleLetter s = new ScrabbleLetter(L);
return(s.NumberOfLetters);
}