CollectionExampleLists

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace AddtoUnknownListSize
{
    /// <summary>
    /// A very basic class designed to take any string input for name and class.
    /// Using a declaration method we can set name and class as we create an object.
    /// </summary>
    class Program
    {
        class Player
        {
            public string playerName = "unknown";
            public string playerClass = "unknown";

            public Player(string pName, string pClass)
            {
                playerName = pName;
                playerClass = pClass;
            }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Since we dont always know how much data we want to keep an array may not always be
        /// the best solution. An array is great when we want to set how many objects we want but
        /// what if we didnt know if we wanted 1 players or 100 players? Well by using a list
        /// we can manipulate data in a similar way but not need to declare the ndex size as
        /// collections such as lists does that on the fly as we keep adding more objects.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="args"></param>
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            PrintWelcome();
            // Create a list collection. Very similar to how an array is created
            List<Player> gamePlayers = new List<Player>();// create list
            gamePlayers.Add(new Player("Player One", "Human"));// Set the first player in the list
            while (true)
            {
                foreach (var player in gamePlayers) // list how many players we currently have in the list
                {
                    Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Cyan;
                    Console.WriteLine("Player Name: {0} \tPlayer Class: {1}", player.playerName, player.playerClass);
                    Console.ResetColor();
                }

                Console.WriteLine();
                Console.Write("Do you want to create another player? (y) or (n):");
                string makeNewPlayer = Console.ReadLine();
                Console.WriteLine();

                if (makeNewPlayer == "y")
                {
                    CreateAPlayer(gamePlayers); // Send our list called gamePlayers to the method below
                                                // to add more to the list.
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Thank you for looking at an example of collections"
                                    + "\nPress enter to end the program");
                    Console.ReadLine();
                    break;
                }

            }
        }

        //############ METHODS #################
        static void CreateAPlayer(List<Player> gamePlayers)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Ok lets create a player!");
            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.Write("Choose your players name: ");
            string theName = Console.ReadLine();
            Console.Write("Choose your players class: ");
            string theClass = Console.ReadLine();
            gamePlayers.Add(new Player(theName, theClass)); // takes the name and class string and adds it to our list.
            Console.Clear();
        }

        static void PrintWelcome()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("AN EXAMPLE OF COLLECTIONS BY DEAN T (Twitter: @Dosk3n)"
                             +"\nCODED FOR CODING 101 - WWW.TWIT.TV/CODE");
            Console.WriteLine();
        }


    }
}