/*
* Similar to makeSureValInRange function except it is meant to return
* more than one values of valid user input via LinkedList and it will
* not return unless all of the input is valid
* @param1 scanner object
* @param2 lowerbound int
* @param3 upperbound int
* @param4 String that represents the entity we are entering the values for
*/
public static LinkedList<Integer> makeSureValInRange2(
Scanner scan, int lowerbound, int upperbound, String inputFor) {
assert (lowerbound <= upperbound);
LinkedList<Integer> list = new LinkedList<Integer>();
System.out.println(
SearchCriteria.prioritySetUpString(
SearchCriteria.StringEnum.SELECT_CRITERIA, inputFor)); // prints the options to the user
int value = scan.nextInt();
if (valInRange(lowerbound, upperbound, value)) {
list.add(value); // If the first inputted is in range then we add more values
boolean done = false;
int i = lowerbound;
while (!done
&& i < upperbound) { // keep looking for input until user enters a duplicate value
// or the LinkedList of input is full
value = scan.nextInt();
if (!list.contains(value) && valInRange(lowerbound, upperbound, value)) list.add(value);
else done = true;
i++;
}
return list;
} else { // If the first value intered is not valid, then we return a null, which means that
// we use default values (all values within range)
System.out.println(
SearchCriteria.prioritySetUpString(SearchCriteria.StringEnum.DEFAULT, inputFor));
return null;
}
}
