/*
C#: The Complete Reference
by Herbert Schildt
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (March 8, 2002)
ISBN: 0072134852
*/
// Use a custom Exception for RangeArray errors.
using System;
// Create an RangeArray exception.
class RangeArrayException : ApplicationException {
// Implement the standard constructors
public RangeArrayException() : base() { }
public RangeArrayException(string str) : base(str) { }
// Override ToString for RangeArrayException.
public override string ToString() {
return Message;
}
}
// An improved version of RangeArray.
class RangeArray {
// private data
int[] a; // reference to underlying array
int lowerBound; // lowest index
int upperBound; // greatest index
int len; // underlying var for Length property
// Construct array given its size.
public RangeArray(int low, int high) {
high++;
if(high <= low) {
throw new RangeArrayException("Low index not less than high.");
}
a = new int[high - low];
len = high - low;
lowerBound = low;
upperBound = --high;
}
// Read-only Length property.
public int Length {
get {
return len;
}
}
// This is the indexer for RangeArray.
public int this[int index] {
// This is the get accessor.
get {
if(ok(index)) {
return a[index - lowerBound];
} else {
throw new RangeArrayException("Range Error.");
}
}
// This is the set accessor.
set {
if(ok(index)) {
a[index - lowerBound] = value;
}
else throw new RangeArrayException("Range Error.");
}
}
// Return true if index is within bounds.
private bool ok(int index) {
if(index >= lowerBound & index <= upperBound) return true;
return false;
}
}
// Demonstrate the index-range array.
public class RangeArrayDemo1 {
public static void Main() {
try {
RangeArray ra = new RangeArray(-5, 5);
RangeArray ra2 = new RangeArray(1, 10);
// Demonstrate ra
Console.WriteLine("Length of ra: " + ra.Length);
for(int i = -5; i <= 5; i++)
ra[i] = i;
Console.Write("Contents of ra: ");
for(int i = -5; i <= 5; i++)
Console.Write(ra[i] + " ");
Console.WriteLine("
");
// Demonstrate ra2
Console.WriteLine("Length of ra2: " + ra2.Length);
for(int i = 1; i <= 10; i++)
ra2[i] = i;
Console.Write("Contents of ra2: ");
for(int i = 1; i <= 10; i++)
Console.Write(ra2[i] + " ");
Console.WriteLine("
");
} catch (RangeArrayException exc) {
Console.WriteLine(exc);
}
// Now, demonstrate some errors.
Console.WriteLine("Now generate some range errors.");
// Use an invalid constructor.
try {
RangeArray ra3 = new RangeArray(100, -10); // Error
} catch (RangeArrayException exc) {
Console.WriteLine(exc);
}
// Use an invalid index.
try {
RangeArray ra3 = new RangeArray(-2, 2);
for(int i = -2; i <= 2; i++)
ra3[i] = i;
Console.Write("Contents of ra3: ");
for(int i = -2; i <= 10; i++) // generate range error
Console.Write(ra3[i] + " ");
} catch (RangeArrayException exc) {
Console.WriteLine(exc);
}
}
}
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