private void dropItem() {
Game game = PemberleyGame.getCurrentGame();
Player player = game.getPlayerOne();
ItemControl itemControl = new ItemControl();
Item[] inventoryItemArray = game.getInventoryItemArray();
String gameMessage = " ";
int indexOfItem;
int quantityOfItem = 1;
String playerSelection;
InventoryControl inventoryControl = new InventoryControl();
// designate the inventory
Inventory inventory = player.getInventory();
// while player's selection is not X loop
do {
// if there is nothing in the localItemArray say there is nothing to take.
if (inventoryItemArray.length == 0) {
this.console.println("Nothing to drop");
break;
} else {
String prompt = "What do you want to drop? Type X to exit.";
// get input from the player
playerSelection = this.getStringInput(prompt);
// see if the player's selected item is in the room. return it's index in the array.
indexOfItem = itemControl.getItemIndex(playerSelection, player, inventoryItemArray);
if (indexOfItem != -1) { // run this code if there was an index match
// set the item to whatever item matched the players selection
Item selectedItem = inventoryItemArray[indexOfItem];
// if the item's multiple attribute is true run this code
if (selectedItem.getQuantity() > 1) {
prompt = "How Many do you want to drop? (1 - " + selectedItem.getQuantity() + ")";
// get the players selection and make sure it is an integer
playerSelection = this.getStringInput(prompt); // gets a string
// make the player's selection an integer
try {
quantityOfItem = Integer.parseInt(playerSelection); // converts string to int
} catch (NumberFormatException nf) {
ErrorView.display(
this.getClass().getName(),
"\nYou must enter a valid number." + " Try again or type X to exit.");
}
// call the takeMultipleItem function.
try {
gameMessage =
inventoryControl.dropMultipleItem(selectedItem, quantityOfItem, inventory);
} catch (InventoryControlException ie) {
ErrorView.display(this.getClass().getName(), ie.getMessage());
}
} else { // run this code if the item's multiple attribue is not true
quantityOfItem = 1;
// call the takeSingleItem function
try {
gameMessage =
inventoryControl.dropSingleItem(selectedItem, quantityOfItem, inventory);
} catch (InventoryControlException ie) {
ErrorView.display(this.getClass().getName(), ie.getMessage());
}
}
} else {
// if the player's selection is not in the array send this message
gameMessage = "Not sure what you are trying to drop.";
}
}
this.console.println(gameMessage);
} while (!playerSelection.equalsIgnoreCase("X")); // loop
}
