/// <summary>
/// Write an integer value to the binary rom image.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="mdInt">The value to write.</param>
public void writeInt(MDInteger mdInt)
{
//move to the correct position
this.setStreamPosition(this.writer.BaseStream, mdInt.Address);
/*
* OK, yes this is converting the number to hex before writing it.
* This is purely done to make debugging easier. Set a breakpoint at the next for loop to see how
* Sure, it could perform better but it's not like we're running millions of transactions through it.
*/
String hexString = mdInt.CurrentValue.ToString("X");
int length = hexString.Length;
int expectedLength = mdInt.NumBytes * 2;
while (length < expectedLength)
{
hexString = "0" + hexString;
length++;
}
for (int index = 0; index < length; index += 2)
{
String substring = hexString.Substring(index, 2);
byte b = Convert.ToByte(substring, 16);
this.writer.Write(b);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Writes the checksum value to the ROM.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="newChecksum">The new checksum value to store in the ROM.</param>
public void writeChecksum(int newChecksum)
{
MDInteger mdInt = new MDInteger();
mdInt.CurrentValue = newChecksum;
mdInt.NumBytes = 2;
mdInt.Address = CHECKSUM_ADDRESS;
this.writeInt(mdInt);
}
/// <summary>
/// Writes palette data to the ROM image.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="palette">The palette data to write, expected to contain Palette.SIZE entries.</param>
/// <param name="offset">The address to start at.</param>
public void writePalette(Palette palette, int offset)
{
for (int index = 0; index < Palette.SIZE; index++)
{
MDInteger mdint = new MDInteger();
mdint.CurrentValue = palette.Entries[index].ToUInt();
mdint.NumBytes = 2;
mdint.Address = offset + (2 * index);
this.writeInt(mdint);
}
}