public DisplayPanel[] ConvertToDisplayPanel(string message)
{
DisplayPanel[] displayPanel;
if (!message.Equals(string.Empty))
{
var length = message.Length;
if (length%4 == 0)
{
displayPanel = new DisplayPanel[length/4];
}
else
{
displayPanel = new DisplayPanel[length/4 + 1];
}
var pointer = 0;
if (displayPanel.Length == 1)
{
displayPanel[displayPanel.Length - 1] = asdf(message, pointer, length);
}
else
{
for (var i = 0; i < displayPanel.Length - 1; i++)
{
displayPanel[i] = new DisplayPanel(message[pointer++],
message[pointer++],
message[pointer++],
message[pointer++]);
}
displayPanel[displayPanel.Length - 1] = asdf(message, pointer, length);
}
}
else
{
displayPanel = new DisplayPanel[] { DisplayPanel.Empty() };
}
return displayPanel;
}
public DisplayPanel[] ConvertToScrollingDisplayPanel(string message)
{
DisplayPanel[] displayPanel;
if (message.Length >= 4)
{
displayPanel = new DisplayPanel[message.Length + 2];
var position = 0;
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(' ', ' ', ' ', message[0]);
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(' ', ' ', message[0], message[1]);
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(' ', message[0], message[1], message[2]);
for (int i = 0; i < message.Length - 4; i++)
{
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(message[i], message[i + 1], message[i + 2], message[i + 3]);
}
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(message[message.Length - 3], message[message.Length - 2], message[message.Length - 1], ' ');
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(message[message.Length - 2], message[message.Length - 1], ' ', ' ');
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(message[message.Length - 1], ' ', ' ', ' ');
}
else if (message.Length == 3)
{
displayPanel = new DisplayPanel[message.Length + 3];
var position = 0;
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(' ', ' ', ' ', message[0]);
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(' ', ' ', message[0], message[1]);
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(' ', message[0], message[1], message[2]);
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(message[0], message[1], message[2], ' ');
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(message[1], message[2], ' ', ' ');
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(message[2], ' ', ' ', ' ');
}
else if (message.Length == 2)
{
displayPanel = new DisplayPanel[message.Length + 3];
var position = 0;
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(' ', ' ', ' ', message[0]);
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(' ', ' ', message[0], message[1]);
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(' ', message[0], message[1], ' ');
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(message[0], message[1], ' ', ' ');
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(message[1], ' ', ' ', ' ');
}
else if (message.Length == 1)
{
displayPanel = new DisplayPanel[message.Length + 3];
var position = 0;
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(' ', ' ', ' ', message[0]);
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(' ', ' ', message[0], ' ');
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(' ', message[0], ' ', ' ');
displayPanel[position++] = new DisplayPanel(message[0], ' ', ' ', ' ');
}
else
{
displayPanel = new DisplayPanel[0];
}
return displayPanel;
}
private DisplayPanel asdf(string message, int pointer, int length)
{
DisplayPanel panel;
if (length % 4 == 1)
{
panel = new DisplayPanel(message[pointer++],
' ',
' ',
' ');
}
else if (length % 4 == 2)
{
panel = new DisplayPanel(message[pointer++],
message[pointer++],
' ',
' ');
}
else if (length%4 == 3)
{
panel = new DisplayPanel(message[pointer++],
message[pointer++],
message[pointer++],
' ');
}
else
{
panel = new DisplayPanel(message[pointer++],
message[pointer++],
message[pointer++],
message[pointer++]);
}
return panel;
}
public void WritePhrase(int pause, DisplayPanel[] displayPanels)
{
foreach (var displayPanel in displayPanels)
{
WriteWord(displayPanel, pause);
}
}
public void WriteWord(DisplayPanel displayPanel, int pause)
{
WriteCharacter(displayPanel.FirstCharacter, Digits.First);
WriteCharacter(displayPanel.SecondCharacter, Digits.Second);
WriteCharacter(displayPanel.ThirdCharacter, Digits.Third);
WriteCharacter(displayPanel.FourthCharacter, Digits.Fourth);
Thread.Sleep(pause);
}
public void WritePhrase(DisplayPanel[] displayPanels, bool isForever)
{
if(isForever)
{
while(true)
{
WritePhrase(DEFAULT_PAUSE, displayPanels);
}
}
else
{
WritePhrase(DEFAULT_PAUSE, displayPanels);
}
}
public void WritePhrase(DisplayPanel[] displayPanels)
{
WritePhrase(displayPanels, false);
}