/// <summary>
/// Get animal details from the user.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
private static AnimalDetails ReadAnimalCharacteristics()
{
AnimalDetails animalInfo = new AnimalDetails();
Console.WriteLine("Welcome to guess an animal game!. You can guess any australian animal and the program will try to animal name.");
Console.WriteLine("Let' Start the game.");
Console.WriteLine("Please asnwer below questions. You can only enter Y or N for each questions.");
PropertyInfo[] properties = typeof(AnimalCharacteristics).GetProperties();
foreach (PropertyInfo property in properties)
{
Console.WriteLine(property.Name + "?");
String userEnteredValue = Console.ReadLine().ToUpper();
if (String.CompareOrdinal(userEnteredValue, "Y") == 0 || String.CompareOrdinal(userEnteredValue, "N") == 0)
{
property.SetValue(animalInfo, userEnteredValue);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("You have entered an invalid answer. please restart the game.");
animalInfo = null;
break;
}
}
return(animalInfo);
}
/// <summary>
/// Main program.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="args"></param>
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Create animal repository.
List <AnimalDetails> animals = CreateAnimalData();
//Get animal details from the user.
AnimalDetails animalDetails = FetchAnimalCharacteristics();
//Match the animal details with the characteristics.
if (animalDetails != null)
{
AnimalDetails matchFound = animals.FindAll(delegate(AnimalDetails a) { return(a.Soundex == animalDetails.Soundex); }).FirstOrDefault();
if (matchFound != null)
{
Console.WriteLine("Here is the animal you are looking for : " + matchFound.AnimalName);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("You Won!!!. We couldn't match any animals. ");
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Add animal characteristics.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="animalName"></param>
/// <param name="jungleAnimal"></param>
/// <param name="animalLiveInWater"></param>
/// <param name="flyingAnimal"></param>
/// <param name="insectAnimal"></param>
/// <param name="petAnimal"></param>
/// <param name="mammal"></param>
/// <param name="haveFeathers"></param>
/// <param name="largeAnimal"></param>
/// <param name="hoppingAnimal"></param>
/// <param name="climbingAnimal"></param>
/// <returns>AnimalDetails</returns>
/// <remarks>deally a method should have less than 5 parameters... </remarks>
private static AnimalDetails PopulateAnimalDetails(string animalName, string jungleAnimal,
string animalLiveInWater, string flyingAnimal, string insectAnimal, string petAnimal,
string mammal, string haveFeathers, string largeAnimal, string hoppingAnimal,
string climbingAnimal)
{
AnimalDetails animalInfo = new AnimalDetails
{
AnimalName = animalName,
JungleAnimal = jungleAnimal,
AnimalLiveInWater = animalLiveInWater,
CanAnimalFly = flyingAnimal,
InsectAnimal = insectAnimal,
PetAnimal = petAnimal,
Mammal = mammal,
HaveFeathers = haveFeathers,
LargeAnimal = largeAnimal,
HoppingAnimal = hoppingAnimal,
ClimbingAnimal = climbingAnimal
};
return(animalInfo);
}