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else if (entercount == dialogue.Length && printcount == dialogue.Length)
{
    Console.Clear();
    for (int height = 0; height < 15; height++)
    {
        for (int width = 0; width < 17; width++)
        {
            Console.Write("[]");
        }
    }
}

else if (entercount == dialogue.Length && printcount == dialogue.Length)
{
    Console.Clear();
    for (int height = 0; height < 15; height++)
    {
        for (int width = 0; width < 17; width++)
        {
            Console.Write("[]");
        }
    }
}

47 Replies

Sebastian•2d ago

What problems are you experiencing with your code?

ZillyOP•2d ago

flashing like this constantly

ZillyOP•2d ago

I asked for help in #chat and was told to put my code here 🤷

JansthcirlU•2d ago

ah, you're not printing any new lines anywhere

ZillyOP•2d ago

I- frick

Sebastian•2d ago

else if (entercount == dialogue.Length && printcount == dialogue.Length)
{
    Console.Clear();
    for (int height = 0; height < 15; height++)
    {
        for (int width = 0; width < 17; width++)
        {
            Console.Write("[]");
        }
        Console.WriteLine(); // New line here!
    }
}

else if (entercount == dialogue.Length && printcount == dialogue.Length)
{
    Console.Clear();
    for (int height = 0; height < 15; height++)
    {
        for (int width = 0; width < 17; width++)
        {
            Console.Write("[]");
        }
        Console.WriteLine(); // New line here!
    }
}

JansthcirlU•2d ago

that's all right, happens to the best of us the flashing probably comes from using Clear(), there are libraries to make it smoother but I don't have experience using them

ZillyOP•2d ago

😔 ig we can't get rid of that unless I only call an update when something changed but that's effort so

Sebastian•2d ago

You might be able to at least reduce the flashing (without a library)

JansthcirlU•2d ago

if you remove the Clear it'll still redraw but yeah you might want to update only the positions that have changed

ZillyOP•2d ago

gimme 2 minutes I'm experiencing technical difficulties man I just realised idk crap about c# maybe I should learn how to make functions first 😭

JansthcirlU•2d ago

$helloworld is a good starting point

MODiX•2d ago

Interactive course https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/paths/get-started-c-sharp-part-1/ Videos https://dotnet.microsoft.com/learn/videos

JansthcirlU•2d ago

but your instincts are in the right place already

Sebastian•2d ago

Something like this might work, haven't tested it I'm not sure you can do much better without a library or writing interop code

const int Width = 17;
const int Height = 15;

var map = new char[(Width + 1) * Height];
for (int y = 0; y < Height; y++)
{
    for (int x = 0; x < Width; x += 2)
    {
        int offset = (y * Width + 1) + x;
        map[offset] = '[';
        map[offset] = ']';
    }
    map[(y + 1) * Width] = '\n';
}
Console.Out.Write(map.AsSpan());

const int Width = 17;
const int Height = 15;

var map = new char[(Width + 1) * Height];
for (int y = 0; y < Height; y++)
{
    for (int x = 0; x < Width; x += 2)
    {
        int offset = (y * Width + 1) + x;
        map[offset] = '[';
        map[offset] = ']';
    }
    map[(y + 1) * Width] = '\n';
}
Console.Out.Write(map.AsSpan());

But if you are a beginner, you should really get the fundamentals down first Edit: if you come back to this and try to figure out why I wrote the code I wrote, here is the reason. The flashing that you are experiencing is caused by Console.Write, which is rather slow. So the idea is to write as few times as possible. You can allocate a 2D map of characters as a contiguous array (char[] instead of char[][] or char[,]) of characters. Then fill it with whatever content you want to write out. Only then call the method Write. The reason why I'm doing Console.Out.Write instead of Console.Write is because the latter doesn't support printing out arrays of characters. That would force me to do Console.Write(new string(map)), allocating a new string, which is not necessary.

ZillyOP•2d ago

uh lemme learn how to do this before I copy random code

JansthcirlU•2d ago

ye best thing's to learn at your own pace

ZillyOP•2d ago

I wish to learn all of c# in -5 years fr gr this project boring I abandon just like all the others 💔💔

Sebastian•2d ago

You can do that no problem

ZillyOP•2d ago

that's not how time works

Sebastian•2d ago

By -5 did you mean negative five, not up to five? :kekw:

ZillyOP•2d ago

yes I meant negative 5 5 years ago I wish to be finished I can not concentrate on something for 5 years 😭 which is a real issue for me actually bc I never complete anything I have like 5 uncompleted c# projects that stopped working or became boring

Sebastian•2d ago

Are you just doing random projects that you come up with?

ZillyOP•2d ago

yep

Sebastian•2d ago

I've learned that way, but that was when I just coded as a hobby and wasn't rushing anywhere

ZillyOP•2d ago

I haven't really learned anything for a few months I learnt like variables and print statements and for, if and while statements and some other basic things and then nothing else

Sebastian•2d ago

It's fine to not finish hobby projects, but you have to always do something new in them Otherwise you don't learn anything An unfinished project wasn't time wasted as long as you've learned something How about writing your own methods?

ZillyOP•2d ago

my own whats

Sebastian•2d ago

Maybe you know them as functions

ZillyOP•2d ago

oh like uh idk an example idk how to do it in c#

Sebastian•2d ago

A block of code; takes something in (arguments), does something (in method body) and returns some value (or void=nothing)

ZillyOP•2d ago

but in python like def blahblah(): codeystuff blahblah()

Sebastian•2d ago

Yes

void BlahBlah()
{
    // Codestuff
}

BlahBlah();

void BlahBlah()
{
    // Codestuff
}

BlahBlah();

Pretty similar

ZillyOP•2d ago

ye I gotta learn that ok gimme like 17 minutes done that was simple ok I'ma translate all my python work into c# for fun

Sebastian•2d ago

Sounds like a good way of getting to know C# syntax

ZillyOP•2d ago

ah a new issue arises query how do I test if smth is in something like

Sebastian•2d ago

Depends on what you are trying to query. An array? A list? An enumerable? A dictionary?

ZillyOP•2d ago

string hello = "198248"
string digits = "1234567890"

if (hello in digits)
{
  return true
}

string hello = "198248"
string digits = "1234567890"

if (hello in digits)
{
  return true
}

a string there is no is numeric function afaik so I make one using methods 😎

Sebastian•2d ago

There is a Contains method

ZillyOP•2d ago

what is a type that isn't void so I can return true

Sebastian•2d ago

bool Python also has bool afaik

def get_true() -> bool:
    return True

def get_true() -> bool:
    return True

ZillyOP•2d ago

python lets me return whatever I want 😎 all done

namespace AC_in_C_
{
    internal class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Enter the project: ");
            string selector = Console.ReadLine();

            switch (selector)
            {
                case "11":
                    ac11();
                    break;

                case "21":
                    ac21();
                    break;

                case "22":
                    ac22();
                    break;

                case "23":
                    ac23();
                    break;

                case "24":
                    ac24();
                    break;

                default:
                    Console.WriteLine("That is not a project you dumb shit");
                    break;
            }

        }
        static void ac11()
        {
            Console.Clear();
            Console.WriteLine("Hello, World");
        }
        static void ac21()
        {
            Console.Clear();

            string name = "Zilly";
            string colour = "red";

            Console.WriteLine($"My name is {name}");
            Console.WriteLine($"My favourite colour is {colour}");
        }
        static void ac22()
        {
            Console.Clear();

            Console.Write("Enter a noun: ");
            string noun = Console.ReadLine();
            Console.Write("Enter a verb: ");
            string verb = Console.ReadLine();
            Console.Write("Enter an adjective: ");
            string adjective = Console.ReadLine();

            Console.WriteLine($"Here's the story:\nThe {adjective} {noun} likes to {verb} in the park");
        }
        static void ac23()
        {
            Console.Clear();

            Console.Write("Enter your first name: ");
            string first = Console.ReadLine();
            Console.Write("Enter your last name: ");
            string last = Console.ReadLine();

namespace AC_in_C_
{
    internal class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Enter the project: ");
            string selector = Console.ReadLine();

            switch (selector)
            {
                case "11":
                    ac11();
                    break;

                case "21":
                    ac21();
                    break;

                case "22":
                    ac22();
                    break;

                case "23":
                    ac23();
                    break;

                case "24":
                    ac24();
                    break;

                default:
                    Console.WriteLine("That is not a project you dumb shit");
                    break;
            }

        }
        static void ac11()
        {
            Console.Clear();
            Console.WriteLine("Hello, World");
        }
        static void ac21()
        {
            Console.Clear();

            string name = "Zilly";
            string colour = "red";

            Console.WriteLine($"My name is {name}");
            Console.WriteLine($"My favourite colour is {colour}");
        }
        static void ac22()
        {
            Console.Clear();

            Console.Write("Enter a noun: ");
            string noun = Console.ReadLine();
            Console.Write("Enter a verb: ");
            string verb = Console.ReadLine();
            Console.Write("Enter an adjective: ");
            string adjective = Console.ReadLine();

            Console.WriteLine($"Here's the story:\nThe {adjective} {noun} likes to {verb} in the park");
        }
        static void ac23()
        {
            Console.Clear();

            Console.Write("Enter your first name: ");
            string first = Console.ReadLine();
            Console.Write("Enter your last name: ");
            string last = Console.ReadLine();

            Console.WriteLine($"Your initials are {first[0]}.{last[0]}");
        }
        static void ac24()
        {
            Console.Clear();

            Console.Write("Enter your year of birth: ");
            int YearOfBirth = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            Console.Write("Enter the current year: ");
            int Year = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());

            Console.WriteLine($"You are {Year-YearOfBirth} years old");
        }
    }
}

            Console.WriteLine($"Your initials are {first[0]}.{last[0]}");
        }
        static void ac24()
        {
            Console.Clear();

            Console.Write("Enter your year of birth: ");
            int YearOfBirth = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            Console.Write("Enter the current year: ");
            int Year = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());

            Console.WriteLine($"You are {Year-YearOfBirth} years old");
        }
    }
}

very nice method: simples I also learnt switch-case which was also simple I fall asleep now goodnight peeps

JansthcirlU•2d ago

gnite!

ZillyOP•2d ago

Oh I also learnt what int.Parse is Ok bye now

Sebastian•2d ago

Works similarly to how int() works in Python int value = int.Parse("100"); You did a fine job

ZillyOP•2d ago

Yippee I learnt new stuff

DevastatedMan•2d ago

I just learned int.parse in Dart today an it works the SAME in C#😅

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