/**@author Paul Harvey
*
* Set the ship size. Between 2 and 6.
*/
public Byte setShipSize(Byte min, Byte max)
{
shipSizeGenerator.SetMinimum(min);
shipSizeGenerator.SetMaximum(max);
Byte size = Convert.ToByte(shipSizeGenerator.GenerateRandomNumber());
return(size);
}
public Byte setFirstTurn()
{
computerNameGenerator.SetMinimum(0);
computerNameGenerator.SetMaximum(1);
Byte firstTurn = Convert.ToByte(firstTurnGenerator.GenerateRandomNumber());
return(firstTurn);
}
public Byte setNumComputerShips()
{
numComputerShipsGenerator.SetMinimum(2);
numComputerShipsGenerator.SetMaximum(5);
Byte numComputerShips = Convert.ToByte(numComputerShipsGenerator.GenerateRandomNumber());
return(numComputerShips);
}
public String setComputerName()
{
String[] computerNames = { "R2-D2", "Awesome-O", "Robbie the Robot", "C3PO", "Marvin", "Deep Thought", "Hal-9000", "Terminator", "The Borg", "Milton", "Tony the Robot", "Sonny", "Bender", "Calculon" };
computerNameGenerator.SetMinimum(0);
computerNameGenerator.SetMaximum(13);
Byte indexNumber = Convert.ToByte(computerNameGenerator.GenerateRandomNumber());
return(computerNames[indexNumber]);
}
public String setSecondPosition(Byte size, String coord, String[,] board)
{
String[,] placeholderBoard = board;
Boolean errorFlag = false;
/*
* giveOptions: procedure that chooses up to 4 available options.
* The computer user will randomly choose the second position.
*/
giveOptions(size, coord, placeholderBoard);
Boolean LoopBreak = true;
do
{
directionGenerator.SetMinimum(0);
directionGenerator.SetMaximum(3);
direction = Convert.ToByte(directionGenerator.GenerateRandomNumber());
Debug.WriteLine("availOptions[" + direction + "] =" + availOptions[direction]);
if (availOptions[direction].Equals("XX"))
{
// dont break loop
LoopBreak = true;
}
else
{
secondCoord = availOptions[direction];
LoopBreak = false;
}
if (availOptions[0].Equals("XX") && availOptions[1].Equals("XX") && availOptions[2].Equals("XX") && availOptions[2].Equals("XX"))
{
// God forbid we end up in an endless loop.
secondCoord = "XX";
LoopBreak = false;
errorFlag = true;
}
Debug.WriteLine("Ship Class - Setting Direction");
} while (LoopBreak == true);
// peel out the individual coordinates
if (!errorFlag)
{
Char xcharCoord = secondCoord[0];
Char ycharCoord = secondCoord[1];
secondCoordinates = "" + xcharCoord.ToString() + ycharCoord.ToString();
}
return(secondCoordinates);
}
/**@author Paul Harvey
*
* Set the first position of the boat. The human will require coordinate
* validation. The computer will not.
*
* @param playerNum
*/
public String setFirstPosition()
{
xCoordGenerator.SetMinimum(0);
xCoordGenerator.SetMaximum(9);
xCoord = Convert.ToByte(xCoordGenerator.GenerateRandomNumber());
yCoordGenerator.SetMinimum(0);
yCoordGenerator.SetMaximum(9);
yCoord = Convert.ToByte(yCoordGenerator.GenerateRandomNumber());
firstCoordinates = "" + xCoord.ToString() + yCoord.ToString();
return(firstCoordinates);
}