public void sendData(ControlsUpdate updateControls)
{
//string to hold data after being serialized is created
//it is encoded to ascci bytes and put into the byte array
//the data is then written to the stream and
//the sending event is invoked
JavaScriptSerializer serialise = new JavaScriptSerializer();
string serializedData = serialise.Serialize(updateControls);
byte[] data = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(serializedData);
stream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
Sending?.Invoke(updateControls);
}
private void setControlUpdates(ControlsUpdate controlUpdate)
{
//Will need to be involked if it is required
//This recalles the function
if (this.InvokeRequired)
{
this.Invoke(new SendingDataHandler(setControlUpdates), new object[] { controlUpdate });
}
else
{
//updates the throttle and pitch values
controlUpdate.throttle = trkThrottle.Value;
controlUpdate.elevatorPitch = trkPitch.Value * 0.1;
}
}
public void controlsScrollUpdate()
{
//created a network stream object using client's .GetStream function
//Instance of controls update struct created
NetworkStream stream = client.GetStream();
ControlsUpdate controlsUpdate = new ControlsUpdate();
//Sets the structs objects values to the current values from the sliders
controlsUpdate.throttle = trkThrottle.Value;
controlsUpdate.elevatorPitch = trkPitch.Value * 0.1;
//stream uses the send data fucntion to send data
//to be sent to the other program
sender.stream = stream;
sender.sendData(controlsUpdate);
//thread sleeps for 300 milliseconds
Thread.Sleep(0300);
}
