C#•2y ago

❔ How to structure funcs that calls funcs from static cast

i am getting error CS0120 - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/compiler-messages/cs0120 example 2 is my situation (and solution), but should i invoke an instance of itself in Main() - to call a func, and i'd need to invoke another instance there to call further funcs? if nothing is passed then how does the contents of main (thus the instance) get handed to func1 to know the instance to call func2... in my mind these will all be running their own main() instance, is it not recursive? i'm misunderstanding something fundermental here

Compiler Error CS0120

125 Replies

Bugz000OP•2y ago

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

class TUI
{
    private void Append(string input)
    {
        Type type = typeof(ConsoleColor);
        Dictionary<int, string> ConsoleColors = new Dictionary<int, string>();
        var loopCounter = 0;
        foreach (var name in Enum.GetNames(type))
        {
            loopCounter++;
            ConsoleColors[loopCounter] = name;
        }
        foreach (char chr in input)
        {
            if (((int)chr) <= 15)
            {
                Console.ForegroundColor = (ConsoleColor)Enum.Parse(type, ConsoleColors[(int)chr]);
                continue;
            }
            Console.Write(chr);
        }
        Console.Write("\n");
    }
    private int rand(int low, int high)
    {
        Random rnd = new Random();
        int output = rnd.Next(low, high);
        return output;
    }
    private char Chr(int input)
    {
        char ret = Convert.ToChar(input);
        return ret;
    }
    private void intro()
    {
        int col = rand(2,15);
        int col2 = rand(2,15);
        int col3 = rand(2,15);
        Append(col);
    }
    public void Main()
    {
        var Instance = new TUI();
        Instance.intro();    
    }
}

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

class TUI
{
    private void Append(string input)
    {
        Type type = typeof(ConsoleColor);
        Dictionary<int, string> ConsoleColors = new Dictionary<int, string>();
        var loopCounter = 0;
        foreach (var name in Enum.GetNames(type))
        {
            loopCounter++;
            ConsoleColors[loopCounter] = name;
        }
        foreach (char chr in input)
        {
            if (((int)chr) <= 15)
            {
                Console.ForegroundColor = (ConsoleColor)Enum.Parse(type, ConsoleColors[(int)chr]);
                continue;
            }
            Console.Write(chr);
        }
        Console.Write("\n");
    }
    private int rand(int low, int high)
    {
        Random rnd = new Random();
        int output = rnd.Next(low, high);
        return output;
    }
    private char Chr(int input)
    {
        char ret = Convert.ToChar(input);
        return ret;
    }
    private void intro()
    {
        int col = rand(2,15);
        int col2 = rand(2,15);
        int col3 = rand(2,15);
        Append(col);
    }
    public void Main()
    {
        var Instance = new TUI();
        Instance.intro();    
    }
}

ero•2y ago

what line are you getting that error on? also it doesn't make much sense to create an instance of the same class you're already an instance of

Bugz000OP•2y ago

Bugz000OP•2y ago

the three rand() calls i got messing with them because i made rand() static but then the values were held each time i need them to clear when the func call ends (private?)

ero•2y ago

how are you running/debugging this?

Bugz000OP•2y ago

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe /t:exe /out:blah.exe blah.cs
blah.exe
timeout 5

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe /t:exe /out:blah.exe blah.cs
blah.exe
timeout 5

ero•2y ago

yeah that's a huge issue why aren't you using an IDE?

Bugz000OP•2y ago

unnecessary bloat

ero•2y ago

it's... really not? what? the whole point of an ide is to properly assist you with coding

Bugz000OP•2y ago

my code is very simple i fail to see why i'd need an IDE to get that much working

ero•2y ago

because there are already compile errors with that code

Bugz000OP•2y ago

visual studio is 70 something gb these days isn't it?

ero•2y ago

that code shouldn't even be allowed to run in the first place what???? no, obviously not

Bugz000OP•2y ago

it was last time i uninstalled it hahaha

ero•2y ago

then you installed a bunch of unnecessary components you can also just get VSCode, Fleet, or Rider

Bugz000OP•2y ago

i don't see how this is relevant to CS0120

ero•2y ago

that error does not get thrown

Bugz000OP•2y ago

literally says it 3 times

MODiX•2y ago

Ero#1111

REPL Result: Failure

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

Tui tui = new();
tui.Main();

Console.WriteLine("Success!");

class TUI
{
    private void Append(string input)
    {
        Type type = typeof(ConsoleColor);
        Dictionary<int, string> ConsoleColors = new Dictionary<int, string>();
        var loopCounter = 0;
        foreach (var name in Enum.GetNames(type))
        {
            loopCounter++;
            ConsoleColors[loopCounter] = name;
        }
        foreach (char chr in input)
        {
            if (((int)chr) <= 15)
            {
                Console.ForegroundColor = (ConsoleColor)Enum.Parse(type, ConsoleColors[(int)chr]);
                continue;
            }
            Console.Write(chr);
        }
        Console.Write("\n");
    }
    private int rand(int low, int high)
    {
        Random rnd = new Random();
        int output = rnd.Next(low, high);
        return output;
    }
    private char Chr(int input)
    {
        char ret = Convert.ToChar(input);
        return ret;
    }
    private void intro()
    {
        int col = rand(2,15);
        int col2 = rand(2,15);
        int col3 = rand(2,15);
        //Append(col);
    }
    public void Main()
    {
        var Instance = new TUI();
        Instance.intro();    
    }
}

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

Tui tui = new();
tui.Main();

Console.WriteLine("Success!");

class TUI
{
    private void Append(string input)
    {
        Type type = typeof(ConsoleColor);
        Dictionary<int, string> ConsoleColors = new Dictionary<int, string>();
        var loopCounter = 0;
        foreach (var name in Enum.GetNames(type))
        {
            loopCounter++;
            ConsoleColors[loopCounter] = name;
        }
        foreach (char chr in input)
        {
            if (((int)chr) <= 15)
            {
                Console.ForegroundColor = (ConsoleColor)Enum.Parse(type, ConsoleColors[(int)chr]);
                continue;
            }
            Console.Write(chr);
        }
        Console.Write("\n");
    }
    private int rand(int low, int high)
    {
        Random rnd = new Random();
        int output = rnd.Next(low, high);
        return output;
    }
    private char Chr(int input)
    {
        char ret = Convert.ToChar(input);
        return ret;
    }
    private void intro()
    {
        int col = rand(2,15);
        int col2 = rand(2,15);
        int col3 = rand(2,15);
        //Append(col);
    }
    public void Main()
    {
        var Instance = new TUI();
        Instance.intro();    
    }
}

Exception: CompilationErrorException

- The type or namespace name 'Tui' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

- The type or namespace name 'Tui' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

Compile: 761.116ms | Execution: 0.000ms | React with ❌ to remove this embed.

ero•2y ago

come on

Bugz000OP•2y ago

if you got a compile error it's probably cause i omitted static on main() lol just put static back there it'll work

MODiX•2y ago

Ero#1111

REPL Result: Success

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

TUI tui = new();
tui.Main();

Console.WriteLine("Success!");

class TUI
{
    private void Append(string input)
    {
        Type type = typeof(ConsoleColor);
        Dictionary<int, string> ConsoleColors = new Dictionary<int, string>();
        var loopCounter = 0;
        foreach (var name in Enum.GetNames(type))
        {
            loopCounter++;
            ConsoleColors[loopCounter] = name;
        }
        foreach (char chr in input)
        {
            if (((int)chr) <= 15)
            {
                Console.ForegroundColor = (ConsoleColor)Enum.Parse(type, ConsoleColors[(int)chr]);
                continue;
            }
            Console.Write(chr);
        }
        Console.Write("\n");
    }
    private int rand(int low, int high)
    {
        Random rnd = new Random();
        int output = rnd.Next(low, high);
        return output;
    }
    private char Chr(int input)
    {
        char ret = Convert.ToChar(input);
        return ret;
    }
    private void intro()
    {
        int col = rand(2,15);
        int col2 = rand(2,15);
        int col3 = rand(2,15);
        //Append(col);
    }
    public void Main()
    {
        var Instance = new TUI();
        Instance.intro();    
    }
}

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

TUI tui = new();
tui.Main();

Console.WriteLine("Success!");

class TUI
{
    private void Append(string input)
    {
        Type type = typeof(ConsoleColor);
        Dictionary<int, string> ConsoleColors = new Dictionary<int, string>();
        var loopCounter = 0;
        foreach (var name in Enum.GetNames(type))
        {
            loopCounter++;
            ConsoleColors[loopCounter] = name;
        }
        foreach (char chr in input)
        {
            if (((int)chr) <= 15)
            {
                Console.ForegroundColor = (ConsoleColor)Enum.Parse(type, ConsoleColors[(int)chr]);
                continue;
            }
            Console.Write(chr);
        }
        Console.Write("\n");
    }
    private int rand(int low, int high)
    {
        Random rnd = new Random();
        int output = rnd.Next(low, high);
        return output;
    }
    private char Chr(int input)
    {
        char ret = Convert.ToChar(input);
        return ret;
    }
    private void intro()
    {
        int col = rand(2,15);
        int col2 = rand(2,15);
        int col3 = rand(2,15);
        //Append(col);
    }
    public void Main()
    {
        var Instance = new TUI();
        Instance.intro();    
    }
}

Console Output

Success!

Success!

Compile: 701.481ms | Execution: 63.841ms | React with ❌ to remove this embed.

ero•2y ago

no error gets thrown get an IDE code properly

Bugz000OP•2y ago

i dont think that executed anything

ero•2y ago

and don't use .net framework (jesus christ) of course it did

Bugz000OP•2y ago

because there's no static call

ero•2y ago

why would there be? if you truly want to stay IDE-less (do not, i beg you), at least install .net 7 (sdk and runtime) and use the dotnet run command instead of csc

Bugz000OP•2y ago

you've answered 4 questions i didn't ask for and flat avoided the one question i did ask the 4 questions you answered had no relevance to the issue at hand

ero•2y ago

is this not the answer? there is no error being thrown

Bugz000OP•2y ago

oh, must be fine then

ero•2y ago

also the compile error is on Append(col); because col is an int, but Append takes a string

Bugz000OP•2y ago

i'll put it real simple i'm an old fart i do things oldschool, i don't like IDEs, it's not gonna happen, let it go the question i asked is from static main(), to call a non static func, i must invoke an instance of it - but then if that func calls another func, how does it get the context of what instance, given i had to invoke an instance to call the first func

ero•2y ago

instance methods can be called by instance methods there's absolutely nothing stopping them it's all the same instance after all

Bugz000OP•2y ago

but how does it know

ero•2y ago

it just... does?

Bugz000OP•2y ago

some voodoo behind the scenes?

ero•2y ago

no? it's one instance all those methods exist in the context of that one instance of course the methods get compiled together into your binary the program just knows "oh, this is an instance method" and can only be called when they're called on an instance of the class

Bugz000OP•2y ago

so static main is run on startup because it's static but it's "orphan" because it was not invoked by anything, an instance is created within it (or above it) and then that instance can run, i figure relying on static to run the program was my mistake here

ero•2y ago

this is a pretty common pattern, actually you don't actually have any instance data in the class so technically you could mark everything static

Bugz000OP•2y ago

thats what i was doing initially but it seems to hold persistent state between func calls, all the rand() calls returned the same number lol

ero•2y ago

but it's not uncommon to do

class Program
{
  static void Main()
  {
    MyClass.Run();
  }
}

class MyClass
{
  public static Run()
  {
    MyClass instance = new();
    // ...
  }

  // ...
}

class Program
{
  static void Main()
  {
    MyClass.Run();
  }
}

class MyClass
{
  public static Run()
  {
    MyClass instance = new();
    // ...
  }

  // ...
}

you create a new instance of Random every time you call rand Random, by default, takes the current time or something for the seed since the calls are so fast, the seed will be the same every time

Bugz000OP•2y ago

oh ffs

ero•2y ago

if you truly truly don't want to get an ide (you are just plainly wrong here, by the way), please at least do this;

winget install Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.7 (installs the .NET 7.0 SDK)

dotnet new console (creates a new console project)

dotnet run (builds and runs the project)

winget install Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.7 (installs the .NET 7.0 SDK)

dotnet new console (creates a new console project)

dotnet run (builds and runs the project)

i am sincerely begging you to stop using .net framework most of its versions are out of support it's not cross platform (modern .NET is) and it's so much older and less performant

Bugz000OP•2y ago

idk how to even get around that because if i do get it working and it trashes content after each run it won't even know if the instance exists prior, is that the only way to get a random number i can't do this i'm afraid, my w10 is broken no joke lol no microsoft store or "extra features" work

ero•2y ago

so reinstall

Bugz000OP•2y ago

not so easy, it's a ML350E G8 windows 10 does NOT like to run on here baremetal well, it runs fine, it doesn't want to install

ero•2y ago

https://get.dot.net then

Microsoft

Download .NET (Linux, macOS, and Windows)

Free downloads for building and running .NET apps on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Runtimes, SDKs, and developer packs for .NET Framework, .NET, and ASP.NET.

Bugz000OP•2y ago

This release is only compatible with Visual Studio 2022 (v17.4)

ero•2y ago

irrelevant that's a hint for when you use vs at all

Bugz000OP•2y ago

the compiler still works?

ero•2y ago

of course

Bugz000OP•2y ago

any ideas where the compiler ends up

ero•2y ago

why would that matter?

Bugz000OP•2y ago

well i need to run the compiler no?

ero•2y ago

dotnet run it's added to your PATH, you don't need to look for it

Bugz000OP•2y ago

i pointed it to the cs file but it wants a whole project structure oh i should read what it says that helps

ero•2y ago

you don't even need to specify the project you just need to execute dotnet run in the project directory

Bugz000OP•2y ago

(1,1): error MSB4025: The proje
ct file could not be loaded. Data at the root level is invalid. Line
1, position 1.

The build failed. Fix the build errors and run again.

(1,1): error MSB4025: The proje
ct file could not be loaded. Data at the root level is invalid. Line
1, position 1.

The build failed. Fix the build errors and run again.

doesn't want to run in the directory either

ero•2y ago

you did dotnet new console?

Bugz000OP•2y ago

i did not, it's made a csproj file

ero•2y ago

do you figure perhaps that's the issue

Bugz000OP•2y ago

lol yes it's upset with a few things hold on

error CS0101: The nam espace '<global namespace>' already contains a definition for 'TUI'

ero•2y ago

you must have 2 type declarations with the same name

Bugz000OP•2y ago

i don't see how though

ero•2y ago

neither do i i don't see anything since you're not sharing anything

Bugz000OP•2y ago

ya hold on i aint so fast

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

TUI tui = new();
tui.Main();

class TUI
{
    private void Append(string input)
    {
        Type type = typeof(ConsoleColor);
        Dictionary<int, string> ConsoleColors = new Dictionary<int, string>();
        var loopCounter = 0;
        foreach (var name in Enum.GetNames(type))
        {
            loopCounter++;
            ConsoleColors[loopCounter] = name;
        }
        foreach (char chr in input)
        {
            if (((int)chr) <= 15)
            {
                Console.ForegroundColor = (ConsoleColor)Enum.Parse(type, ConsoleColors[(int)chr]);
                continue;
            }
            Console.Write(chr);
        }
        Console.Write("\n");
    }
    private int rand(int low, int high)
    {
        Random rnd = new Random();
        int output = rnd.Next(low, high);
        return output;
    }
    private char Chr(int input)
    {
        char ret = Convert.ToChar(input);
        return ret;
    }
    private void intro()
    {
        int col = rand(2,15);
        int col2 = rand(2,15);
        int col3 = rand(2,15);    
    }
    public void Main()
    {
        intro();    
    }
}

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

TUI tui = new();
tui.Main();

class TUI
{
    private void Append(string input)
    {
        Type type = typeof(ConsoleColor);
        Dictionary<int, string> ConsoleColors = new Dictionary<int, string>();
        var loopCounter = 0;
        foreach (var name in Enum.GetNames(type))
        {
            loopCounter++;
            ConsoleColors[loopCounter] = name;
        }
        foreach (char chr in input)
        {
            if (((int)chr) <= 15)
            {
                Console.ForegroundColor = (ConsoleColor)Enum.Parse(type, ConsoleColors[(int)chr]);
                continue;
            }
            Console.Write(chr);
        }
        Console.Write("\n");
    }
    private int rand(int low, int high)
    {
        Random rnd = new Random();
        int output = rnd.Next(low, high);
        return output;
    }
    private char Chr(int input)
    {
        char ret = Convert.ToChar(input);
        return ret;
    }
    private void intro()
    {
        int col = rand(2,15);
        int col2 = rand(2,15);
        int col3 = rand(2,15);    
    }
    public void Main()
    {
        intro();    
    }
}

i didn't leave a static anywhere so it should be invoked with TUI tui = new();

ero•2y ago

i don't know what your project makeup is at this point

Bugz000OP•2y ago

that is it entirely

ero•2y ago

no, you must have a csproj file this cannot be all of your files

Bugz000OP•2y ago

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
    <RootNamespace>compress_images</RootNamespace>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
  </PropertyGroup>

</Project>

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
    <RootNamespace>compress_images</RootNamespace>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
  </PropertyGroup>

</Project>

and i moved the code to "program.cs" which it made oh heck it was picking up the old cs file aswell the exe it made doesn't hook the existing console instance

ero•2y ago

and why would it that doesn't even make sense it's its own program

Bugz000OP•2y ago

thats how the old compiler works and how i'd expect it to

ero•2y ago

it's not gonna hook to anything you built an entirely new executable you're not running it in some compiler

Bugz000OP•2y ago

correct

ero•2y ago

dotnet run is gonna run in your console just... execute it in an open console

Bugz000OP•2y ago

and when i run the exe from console it should

ero•2y ago

works fine

Bugz000OP•2y ago

ya that's what i'm trying but it flashes up a new console window for a few milliseconds which tells me it's making a new terminal, running, and closing, it should hook the existing terminal which called it and end back at the command line prompt no?

ero•2y ago

no, it should not that does not make sense

Bugz000OP•2y ago

thats how the old one worked :\

ero•2y ago

when you start discord, it doesn't open in an existing console either, does it so why should this it's a completely separate executable you could send this executable to anyone, and as long as they have the runtime installed, they could run it

Bugz000OP•2y ago

https://cqdx.uk/i/mgdM.mp4 you see the difference

ero•2y ago

one seems to be functional code, the other seems not to be actually, no the code you sent here literally does nothing so that's just expected there is no output no nothing so obviously it's not going to display anything

Bugz000OP•2y ago

hold on sorry fun discord wont let me send it but https://cqdx.uk/i/8WOK.txt ammended code with output (but still broken) reverted to last "working" to get this compiler running oh wait hold on

Bugz000OP•2y ago

ero•2y ago

ero•2y ago

Bugz000OP•2y ago

well now the rand is updating 🤔 you see that right

ero•2y ago

no, i don't know what your code does

Bugz000OP•2y ago

Bugz000OP•2y ago

top, solid block color, rand was returning the same each time bottom, it is not to be clear, bottom is intended functionality but i'm curious what changed besides a newer compiler, because that's some core functionality that's different UwU? 👉 👈

ero•2y ago

i don't know but you can use Random.Shared there anyway it's a globally shared instance of Random don't need to allocate a new one each call

static int rand(int low, int high)
{
    int output = Random.Shared.Next(low, high);
    return output;
}

static int rand(int low, int high)
{
    int output = Random.Shared.Next(low, high);
    return output;
}

Bugz000OP•2y ago

that requires no invoking? it is implicit it IS implicit neat

ero•2y ago

and honestly, therefore, that function is kinda pointless you can just do int col = Random.Shared.Next(2, 15);

Bugz000OP•2y ago

yup haha a lot of this is boilerplate as i'm moving a big project to C# porting languages so a lot of this is "mimicing" the functions i made in the other language required there, not so much here, but for ease of moving i'll do it

ero•2y ago

fair enough

Bugz000OP•2y ago

well it APPEARS to be working, and it hooks the instance too as before and rand magically works through voodoo means although i'm still relying on static here

ero•2y ago

could very well be that they changed the internal implementation of Random so perhaps the time seed intervals are smaller or other stuff which is why you wanna be up to date on .net versions, better features your class here doesn't use any instance data so making everything static is fine

Bugz000OP•2y ago

that is a valid structure? have a main class that self invokes and go from there

ero•2y ago

sure you'd normally use top level statements here, and just have classes for the different steps

Bugz000OP•2y ago

i started like this as it's what i recall from C++ classes but that was nearly 20 years ago

ero•2y ago

like for example, i would call this Logo or something, and have the method that actually does the showing be named Show or something

Bugz000OP•2y ago

classes in the academic sense* mmm well a lot of my console stuff in my other language

Bugz000OP•2y ago

Bugz000OP•2y ago

one is running right here infact lol uses a markup chr(1) to chr(15) to denote what color to set for that part makes setting the color inline much easier the append func detects these and substitutes them for whatever "color change" may be, different per language ofc and that's pretty much as far as i got so this class is more of a terminal "wrapper" of sorts which i like to include in all my programs Autohotkey is not an ideal language for hamming distance though so it's about time i shifted to something more capable yes you can laugh, ahk is easy to use though 😆 hey i got top layer things working too

Terminal thing = new();
thing.Main();

Terminal thing = new();
thing.Main();

Bugz000OP•2y ago

ero•2y ago

class Logo
{
    private static ConsoleColor[] _consoleColors = Enum.GetValues<ConsoleColor>();

    public static void Show()
    {
        char c1 = (char)Random.Shared.Next(2, 16);
        char c2 = (char)Random.Shared.Next(2, 16);
        char c3 = (char)Random.Shared.Next(2, 16);

        WriteColoredLine($"{c2}               )                   )    )    )  ");
        WriteColoredLine($"{c2}            ( {c2}/({c3}   (  (  (      ( {c2}/( {c3}( {c2}/( {c3}( {c2}/(  ");
        WriteColoredLine($"{c3}            )\\{c2}_){c3}) ){c2})\\ )\\)){c3}( (   )\\{c2}_){c3}))\\{c2}_){c3}))\\{c2}_){c3}) ");
        WriteColoredLine($"{c3}           ((_)\\ /((_|(_))\\ )\\ ((_)\\((_)\\((_)\\  ");
        WriteColoredLine($"{(char)12}           | |{c3}(_|_))( (()(_|(_){(char)8}_/---\\/---\\/---\\ ");
        WriteColoredLine($"{(char)11}           | '_ \\ || / __ ||_  / /\\ | /\\ | /\\ |  ");
        WriteColoredLine($"{(char)10}           | |_|| || | || | / /_ \\/ | \\/ | \\/ |  ");
        WriteColoredLine($"{(char)10}           |_.__/\\_,_\\__, |/___|\\__/ \\__/ \\__/   ");
        WriteColoredLine($"{(char)10}                     |___/                     ");
    }

    private static void WriteColoredLine(object? output)
    {
        if (output is null)
        {
            Console.WriteLine();
            return;
        }

        string sOutput = output.ToString()!;

        foreach (char c in sOutput)
        {
            if (c <= _consoleColors.Length)
            {
                Console.ForegroundColor = _consoleColors[c - 1];
            }
            else
            {
                Console.Write(c);
            }
        }

        Console.WriteLine();
    }
}

class Logo
{
    private static ConsoleColor[] _consoleColors = Enum.GetValues<ConsoleColor>();

    public static void Show()
    {
        char c1 = (char)Random.Shared.Next(2, 16);
        char c2 = (char)Random.Shared.Next(2, 16);
        char c3 = (char)Random.Shared.Next(2, 16);

        WriteColoredLine($"{c2}               )                   )    )    )  ");
        WriteColoredLine($"{c2}            ( {c2}/({c3}   (  (  (      ( {c2}/( {c3}( {c2}/( {c3}( {c2}/(  ");
        WriteColoredLine($"{c3}            )\\{c2}_){c3}) ){c2})\\ )\\)){c3}( (   )\\{c2}_){c3}))\\{c2}_){c3}))\\{c2}_){c3}) ");
        WriteColoredLine($"{c3}           ((_)\\ /((_|(_))\\ )\\ ((_)\\((_)\\((_)\\  ");
        WriteColoredLine($"{(char)12}           | |{c3}(_|_))( (()(_|(_){(char)8}_/---\\/---\\/---\\ ");
        WriteColoredLine($"{(char)11}           | '_ \\ || / __ ||_  / /\\ | /\\ | /\\ |  ");
        WriteColoredLine($"{(char)10}           | |_|| || | || | / /_ \\/ | \\/ | \\/ |  ");
        WriteColoredLine($"{(char)10}           |_.__/\\_,_\\__, |/___|\\__/ \\__/ \\__/   ");
        WriteColoredLine($"{(char)10}                     |___/                     ");
    }

    private static void WriteColoredLine(object? output)
    {
        if (output is null)
        {
            Console.WriteLine();
            return;
        }

        string sOutput = output.ToString()!;

        foreach (char c in sOutput)
        {
            if (c <= _consoleColors.Length)
            {
                Console.ForegroundColor = _consoleColors[c - 1];
            }
            else
            {
                Console.Write(c);
            }
        }

        Console.WriteLine();
    }
}

i'd probably do something like this keep in mind that Random.Next's max value is exclusive so you need 2, 16 if you want it to be able to generate 15

Bugz000OP•2y ago

aha good call {c2} is your own markup?

ero•2y ago

no that's an interpolated string $interpolation

MODiX•2y ago

String interpolation is the preferred way of building strings in C#. It is easier to read than concatenation. For example:

var foo = 1;
var bar = 2;
Console.WriteLine("foo is equal to: " + foo + " and bar is equal to: " + bar);

var foo = 1;
var bar = 2;
Console.WriteLine("foo is equal to: " + foo + " and bar is equal to: " + bar);

can be written as:

var foo = 1;
var bar = 2;
Console.WriteLine($"foo is equal to: {foo} and bar is equal to: {bar}");

var foo = 1;
var bar = 2;
Console.WriteLine($"foo is equal to: {foo} and bar is equal to: {bar}");

Bugz000OP•2y ago

OH FK its expression mode thats so much easier

ero•2y ago

(also you never use c1/col in your code)

Bugz000OP•2y ago

ya c1/col is a big block of nonsense i omitted from testing its just big ascii art i put in all my consoles it's not important for this or rather it's the color for it *

private static ConsoleColor[] _consoleColors = Enum.GetValues<ConsoleColor>();

private static ConsoleColor[] _consoleColors = Enum.GetValues<ConsoleColor>();

i re-make the whole consolecolors array each time i run a line aswell this is much better

ero•2y ago

you also did loopCounter++ before adding the thing to the dictionary, so the keys start at 1 instead of 0 which is why i had to do _consoleColors[c - 1]

Bugz000OP•2y ago

yes thats because AHK starts at 1 so all my colors are from 1 it was intentional but honestly i could do with updating the color markup a bit given all the colors are in different places

static Colors := {"Black":0,"Navy":1,"Green":2,"Teal":3,"Maroon":4,"Purple":5,"Olive":6
    ,"Silver":7,"Gray":8,"Blue":9,"Lime":10,"Aqua":11,"Red":12,"Fuchsia":13,"Yellow":14,"White":15}

static Colors := {"Black":0,"Navy":1,"Green":2,"Teal":3,"Maroon":4,"Purple":5,"Olive":6
    ,"Silver":7,"Gray":8,"Blue":9,"Lime":10,"Aqua":11,"Red":12,"Fuchsia":13,"Yellow":14,"White":15}

guess they do start at 0 but nobody uses black sorry that's an assoc array so colors[1] or colors["black"] would return 0, typeless coding you can do some cursed stuff double deref is another fun thing lol

milk:="a"
b%milk%con:="tomato"
MsgBox, Did you know that this is valid code?
??? It's amazing how you can abuse AHK when you know...
... how it works...
:) Really, there's a lot you can do with it that you wouldn't think.
. %bacon%

milk:="a"
b%milk%con:="tomato"
MsgBox, Did you know that this is valid code?
??? It's amazing how you can abuse AHK when you know...
... how it works...
:) Really, there's a lot you can do with it that you wouldn't think.
. %bacon%

Bugz000OP•2y ago

Bugz000OP•2y ago

some fun

ero•2y ago

ugh

Bugz000OP•2y ago

ahhaha it shouldn't exist but it does you have

(char)12

(char)12

instead of c12 did you miss it no it works nevermind ignore that

Bugz000OP•2y ago

Bugz000OP•2y ago

the colors are random it just landed the same by chance lol those shouldnt' actually be random oddly enough - but it is all working 😄 thankyou ❤️

Bugz000OP•2y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjWmSeoLOxc this is the terminal system i'm recreating either way, then i'll port my code to the new platform

bugz000

YouTube

OBFUSKET

Bugz000OP•2y ago

thankies for your help ❤️ i will no doubt be back at some point with some other silly issue :p but for now i bid you gratitude and farewell

Accord•2y ago

Was this issue resolved? If so, run /close - otherwise I will mark this as stale and this post will be archived until there is new activity.

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