Simple List Problem

David Chen

I provided the source code, it basicly retrieves data from a file and read that file store it into a List then outputting it.

Below is where I am currently at, and final output, the difference is "Author Name: " and final output is "Author Name: Bruna Martinuzzi" (with respective order)

It will output like this

Department Name: Clothing
Floor: 2
Price: 23.44
Price with taxes: 26.72
Product: tennisT by Nike

Department Name: Clothing
Floor: 2
Price: 42.35
Price with taxes: 48.28
Product: Sweat Top by Reebok

Department Name: Clothing
Floor: 2
Price: 38.99
Price with taxes: 44.45
Product: Khaki Casuals by LaCoste

Department Name: Reading
Floor: 1
Price: 12.78
Price with taxes: 13.67
Title: The Leader as a Mensch
Publisher: Six Seconds
Author Name:

Department Name: Reading
Floor: 1
Price: 23.44
Price with taxes: 25.08
Title: Software Teamwork: Taking Ownership for Success
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Author Name:

Department Name: Reading
Floor: 1
Price: 45.99
Price with taxes: 49.21
Title: ASP.NET MVC 1.0
Publisher: Wrox Press
Author Name:

Department Name: Reading
Floor: 1
Price: 7.54
Price with taxes: 8.07
Magazine Name: Wired
Issue Month: September Issue Year: 2010

Department Name: Reading
Floor: 1
Price: 5.88
Price with taxes: 6.29
Magazine Name: PC World
Issue Month: September Issue Year: 2010

But I want to get it like this

Department Name: Clothing
Floor: 2
Price: 23.44
Price with taxes: 26.72
Product: tennisT by Nike

Department Name: Clothing
Floor: 2
Price: 42.35
Price with taxes: 48.28
Product: Sweat Top by Reebok

Department Name: Clothing
Floor: 2
Price: 38.99
Price with taxes: 44.45
Product: Khaki Casuals by LaCoste

Department Name: Reading
Floor: 1
Price: 12.78
Price with taxes: 13.67
Title: The Leader as a Mensch
Publisher: Six Seconds
Author Name: Bruna Martinuzzi

Department Name: Reading
Floor: 1
Price: 23.44
Price with taxes: 25.08
Title: Software Teamwork: Taking Ownership for Success
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Author Name: Jim Brosseau

Department Name: Reading
Floor: 1
Price: 45.99
Price with taxes: 49.21
Title: ASP.NET MVC 1.0
Publisher: Wrox Press
Author Name: Scott Guthrie

Department Name: Reading
Floor: 1
Price: 7.54
Price with taxes: 8.07
Magazine Name: Wired
Issue Month: September Issue Year: 2010

Department Name: Reading
Floor: 1
Price: 5.88
Price with taxes: 6.29
Magazine Name: PC World
Issue Month: September Issue Year: 2010

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Bryian Tan16y ago
Hello David,

Click on my display name "Bryian Tan" and click on the "Contact User" link to send me a private message.

Thanks,
Bryian Tan
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David Chen16y ago
Thanks bryian, gosh, if you live in vancouver canada area, i would pay you for tutoring

thanks again, btw may I have your email? haha
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Bryian Tan16y ago
hello,

You need to write more code to get the Author name. I'll show you how to get the author name but you have to figure out on how to display it.

static List AddBooks(List storeItems)
        {
            string[] books = Reader.ReadLines(PathMgr.BOOKS_FILE);

            //get the authors from authors.csv
            string[] authors = Reader.ReadLines(PathMgr.AUTHORS_FILE);

            string[] authorDetail;
            string authorName = string.Empty;

            for (int i = 0; i < books.Length; i++)
            {
                string[] booksDetail = books[i].Split(',');

                for (int a = 0; a < authors.Length; a++)
                {
                    //author book identifier abcef123,
                    //author last and first name Martinuzzi, Bruna
                    authorDetail = authors[a].Split(",".ToCharArray());
                    //if the book written by the author then get their first and last name
                    if (authorDetail[(int)Reader.eAuthors.random] == booksDetail[(int)Reader.eBooks.random])
                    {
                        authorName = authorDetail[(int)Reader.eAuthors.firstName] + authorDetail[(int)Reader.eAuthors.lastName];
                        break;
                    }
                }

                decimal booksPrice =
                    Convert.ToDecimal(booksDetail[(int)Reader.eBooks.price]);

                storeItems.Add(new Books(booksDetail[(int)Reader.eBooks.name],
                                            booksDetail[(int)Reader.eBooks.publish],
                                            booksPrice));
            }
            return storeItems;
        }

Thanks,
Bryian Tan
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Jure16y ago
The problem is that you explicitly told the program to output just "Author name:". Look at the Books.cs.
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