Saving text manipulated data
 

Hello.

I have a small question/problem.

I have this text file:

// Test

0

0    0    0    15    15    7    // 0

end



1

1    1    30    25    25    240    240    -1    5    // 1   

end

I read it into an array in C#, but in my array I read it in as

0    0    0    15    15    7    // 0

1    1    30    25    25    240    240    -1    5    // 1

Since this is a easyer way of manipulating with the data, but now I want to save the data to the text file.
I know the line number of my array, but that does not add up with the orginal file since I stripped som things

So my question is: How do I save the manipulated data so it fits with the orginal data?

My code looks like this:

            string[] SaveMonsterLines = File.ReadAllLines(XMLfileLocation);

            SaveMonsterLines[linenumber] = "1    1    30    25    25    240    240    -1    5    // 1";

            File.WriteAllLines(@"D:/output.txt", SaveMonsterLines);

If you dont understand my question/problem, please speak up :)

Re: Saving text manipulated data
 

Now I got the saving text working by not removing any data from the text file so my array looks like this:

// Test

0

0    0    0    15    15    7    // 0

end



1

1    1    30    25    25    240    240    -1    5    // 1   

end

But now I ran into another problem

I have a image where I draw ellipses on with the coordinates from my text file (X: 15 Y: 15 and the 2: X: 25, Y: 25). It triggers on the paint event from the image

I also have a mouse down event on my image

I save all my ellipses in a list called

List<Rectangle> mapRectangleList = new List<Rectangle>();

When I do mouse down I see if the mouse is over a ellipse. If it is it jumps to a specific line in my MonsterDataArray, but the problem is when I save all my ellipses in the list I dont take end, 0, // and the other things from my text with. I only take:

1        0        30        25        25        240        240        -1        5         // Red Dragon        

2        0        30        35        35        185        132        -1        10          // Golden Titan

So when I jump to specific line in my array the line doesnt match up

Yeah im kinda lost here..

Here is the mouse down part:

// Getting cursor position

            Point p = mapImage.PointToClient(Cursor.Position);



            for (int i = 0; i < mapRectangleList.Count; i++)

            {

                if (mapRectangleList[i].Contains(p))

                {

                    ellipseNum = i;

                    break;

                }

            }

            // If ellipsenum is over a ellipse

            if (ellipseNum > -1)

            {

                MessageBox.Show(Convert.ToString(ellipseNum));

                displayLine(ellipseNum);

            }

            else

            {

                // Else show alert

                MessageBox.Show("Not currently over any ellipse");

            }

Paint event:

            // Open the data file (msbr = monsterSetBaseRead)

            StreamReader msbr = new StreamReader(new FileStream(@XMLmonsterSetBaseLocation, FileMode.Open));



            // Reading all data

            while ((MapMonsterSetBaseData = msbr.ReadLine()) != null)

            {

                // Splitting data into TxtPiecesMap[]

                String[] TxtPiecesMap = MapMonsterSetBaseData.Split('\t');



                // Checking if data is a correct monster

                checkIf(MapMonsterSetBaseData);



                // If it is then continue

                if (checkIfStatus == true)

                {

                    // Getting the x and y cord

                    MapXCord = Convert.ToInt16(TxtPiecesMap[3]) * 2;

                    MapYCord = Convert.ToInt16(TxtPiecesMap[4]) * 2;



                    // Creating grapic

                    Graphics g = e.Graphics;



                    // Creating rectangle with cords from coordinates

                    Rectangle r = new Rectangle(MapXCord, MapYCord, 6, 6);



                    // Drawing ellipse on map

                    g.DrawEllipse(Pens.Gold, r);



                    // Adding data for ToolTips and Rectangles lists

                    mapRectangleList.Add(r);

                }

And my checkif

        private void checkIf(string data)

        {

            // If monster string is correct

            if (data != "" && data.Length != 3 && data != "end" && data.Substring(0, 1) != "/" && data.Length != 1)

            {

                // Passes

                checkIfStatus = true;

            }

            else

            {

                // Failed

                checkIfStatus = false;

            }

        }

Dont know if this makes any sense

There might be an easier soloution, but I dont know it

Its allmost the same problem as before, but in a diffrent context