C# Class ExamplesChat.Android.ChatAppBase

In an attempt to keep things as clear as possible all shared implementation across chat examples has been provided in this base class.

Protected Properties

Property	Type	Description
lastPeerMessageDict	ChatMessage>.Dictionary

Method	Description
AppendLineToChatHistory ( string message ) : void	Append the provided message to the chat history text box.
ChatAppBase ( string name, ConnectionType connectionType ) : System	Constructor for ChatAppBase
ClearChatHistory ( ) : void	Clears the chat history
ClearInputLine ( ) : void	Clears the input text box
PrintUsageInstructions ( ) : void	Outputs the usage instructions to the chat window
RefreshNetworkCommsConfiguration ( ) : void	Updates the configuration of this instance depending on set fields
SendMessage ( string stringToSend ) : void	Send a message.
ShowMessage ( string message ) : void	Show a message box as an alternative to writing to the chat history

Method	Description
HandleIncomingChatMessage ( PacketHeader header, Connection connection, ChatMessage incomingMessage ) : void	Performs whatever functions we might so desire when we receive an incoming ChatMessage

Method	Description
HandleConnectionClosed ( Connection connection ) : void	Performs whatever functions we might so desire when an existing connection is closed.

Append the provided message to the chat history text box.

public abstract AppendLineToChatHistory ( string message ) : void
message	string	Message to be appended
return	void

Constructor for ChatAppBase

public ChatAppBase ( string name, ConnectionType connectionType ) : System
name	string
connectionType	ConnectionType
return	System

Clears the chat history

public abstract ClearChatHistory ( ) : void
return	void

Clears the input text box

public abstract ClearInputLine ( ) : void
return	void

Performs whatever functions we might so desire when we receive an incoming ChatMessage

protected HandleIncomingChatMessage ( PacketHeader header, Connection connection, ChatMessage incomingMessage ) : void
header	NetworkCommsDotNet.PacketHeader	The PacketHeader corresponding with the received object
connection	Connection	The Connection from which this object was received
incomingMessage	ChatMessage	The incoming ChatMessage we are after
return	void

Outputs the usage instructions to the chat window

public PrintUsageInstructions ( ) : void
return	void

Updates the configuration of this instance depending on set fields

public RefreshNetworkCommsConfiguration ( ) : void
return	void

Send a message.

public SendMessage ( string stringToSend ) : void
stringToSend	string
return	void

Show a message box as an alternative to writing to the chat history

public abstract ShowMessage ( string message ) : void
message	string	Message to be output
return	void

Dictionary to keep track of which peer messages have already been written to the chat window

protected Dictionary lastPeerMessageDict
return	ChatMessage>.Dictionary