public static bool writeToFile(string fileName, ListOfCards content)
{
try
{
//Putting the cards in 'content' into a List<tmpCard> for processing
List <tmpCard> tmpListOfCards = new List <tmpCard>();
for (int x = 0; x <= (content.getNumOfCards() - 1); x++)
{
tmpListOfCards.Add(new tmpCard()
{
question = content.getCardAt(x).getQuestion(),
answer = content.getCardAt(x).getAnswer()
});
}
//Converting 'tmpListOfCards' into JSON
string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(tmpListOfCards.ToArray());
//Writing to the file 'json'
System.IO.File.WriteAllText(fileName, json);
return(true); //Writing to the file was successful
}
catch
{
return(false); //Writing to file failed
}
}
//An event handler that executes when the user click's on the delete button
private void btnDelete_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Checking if the user has nothing selected in the listBox
if (listBoxOfQuestions.SelectedIndex <= -1) //*** Need to test this ***
{
MessageBox.Show("Please select something to delete in the list first!");
}
else
{
try
{
//Finding the item the user has selected in 'listOfCards'
Card selectedCard = listOfCards.getCardAt(listBoxOfQuestions.SelectedIndex);
//Checking if the item the user has selected exists (not null)
if (selectedCard != null)
{
//removing selected card
listBoxOfQuestions.Items.RemoveAt(listBoxOfQuestions.SelectedIndex); //Removing it from the listBox
listOfCards.removeCard(selectedCard); //Removing it from the list of cards
}
else
{
//Telling the user an error has happened
MessageBox.Show("The card you have selected was not deleted becuase of an error (1)");
}
}
catch
{
//Telling the user an error has happened
MessageBox.Show("The card you have selected was not deleted becuase of an error (2)");
}
}
}