private Player[] determine_winners()
{
// guard conditions
if (player_queue.Count < 1)
{
return(new Player[0]);
}
Player[] winners = new Player[player_queue.Count];
int index = 0;
Hand_Values best_hand_value = (Hand_Values)0;
Card_Value best_card_value = (Card_Value)0;
// get best hand/card combo
foreach (Player player in player_queue)
{
if (player != null &&
player.hand != null &&
!player.folded &&
!player.is_out)
{
if (player.hand.best_hand_value > best_hand_value)
{
best_hand_value = player.hand.best_hand_value;
if (player.hand.cards[0] != null)
{
best_card_value = player.hand.cards[0].value;
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("ERROR: Null card existing in hand when determining round winner.");
}
}
else if (player.hand.best_hand_value == best_hand_value)
{
if (player.hand.cards[0] != null &&
player.hand.cards[0].value > best_card_value)
{
best_card_value = player.hand.cards[0].value;
}
}
}
else if (player == null ||
player.hand == null)
{
Console.WriteLine("ERROR: Null player or hand possessed by player when determining round winner.");
}
}
foreach (Player player in player_queue)
{
if (player == null ||
player.hand == null ||
player.hand.cards[0] == null)
{
Console.WriteLine("ERROR: Null exception when determining round winner.");
}
else if (!player.folded &&
!player.is_out &&
player.hand.best_hand_value == best_hand_value &&
player.hand.cards[0].value == best_card_value)
{
winners[index++] = player;
}
}
// use tiebreaker to determine the best of the winners
Hand[] hands = new Hand[index];
for (int i = 0; i < index; i++)
{
hands[i] = winners[i].hand;
}
Card_Value tie_breaking_card = Hand.tie_breaker(hands);
// use tie breaking card to figure out who the winner of winners is
Player[] winners_of_winners = new Player[winners.Length];
Card_Value best_tie_card_value = Hand.get_best_tie_card(winners[0].hand).value;
// find the best tie card value
for (int i = 0; i < winners.Length; i++)
{
if (winners[i] == null)
{
break;
}
else
{
Card best_tie_card = Hand.get_best_tie_card(winners[i].hand);
if (best_tie_card.value > best_tie_card_value)
{
best_tie_card_value = best_tie_card.value;
}
}
}
// select the winners of the winners using the tie breaking card value
index = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < winners.Length; i++)
{
if (winners[i] == null)
{
break;
}
else if (Hand.get_best_tie_card(winners[i].hand).value == best_tie_card_value)
{
winners_of_winners[index++] = winners[i];
}
}
// condense
Player[] winners_no_nulls = new Player[index];
for (int i = 0; i < index; i++)
{
winners_no_nulls[i] = winners_of_winners[i];
}
return(winners_no_nulls);
}
