/*
* METHOD : writeToBroadcastChatTab()
*
* DESCRIPTION : Display message field text string to broadcast chat text box
* and relayed it to queue.
*
* PARAMETERS : STRING : messageText
*
* RETURNS : N/A
*/
public void writeToBroadcastChatTab(string messageText)
{
BroadcastChatTab.Focus();
BroadcastTabTextBox.AppendText("You Say: " + messageText + "\n");
packetBuffer = userNameTextBox.Text + "," + guiPacketBuffer.MessageType + "," + Environment.MachineName + "," + messageText + "," + guiPacketBuffer.RequestToChat;
WriteToQueue(packetBuffer);
}
/*
* METHOD : selectAllButton_Click()
*
* DESCRIPTION : Select all clients in the list box. For a broadcast chat.
* Will update the broad cast chat tab with graphical notifications depending on which packet is determining
* the message type.
*
* RETURNS : N/A
*/
private void selectAllButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
if (ClientListBox.Items.Count > 0)
{
BroadcastChatTab.Focus();
BroadcastChatTab.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Goldenrod);
PrivateChatTab.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Black);
GroupChatTab.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Black);
ClientListBox.SelectAll();
// enable button
SendButton.IsEnabled = true;
// Prepares for a broadcast chat - text all users on all computers on the same server.
Array clientSelected = Array.CreateInstance(typeof(string), ClientListBox.SelectedItems.Count);
ClientListBox.SelectedItems.CopyTo(clientSelected, 0);
for (int i = 0; i < ClientListBox.Items.Count; i++)
{
guiPacketBuffer.RequestToChat = guiPacketBuffer.RequestToChat + clientSelected.GetValue(i);
if (i < (clientSelected.Length - 1))
{
guiPacketBuffer.RequestToChat = guiPacketBuffer.RequestToChat + "|";
}
guiPacketBuffer.MessageType = "B"; // signals broadcast chat type
}
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("You must have online clients in your queue in order to send a message.");
}
}