Practice gambling.
using StockMarketWrapper; // Import the necessary namespace
Console.Write("Market: "); // UI for user
Thread thr=new Thread(()=> { // Create new thread so we can give it the required attributes, instead of sacrificing the current thread
MarketSummary sum=default(MarketSummary); //Give it default value since it will never be used as is.
try { sum=MarketFactory.getMarketSummary(Console.ReadLine()); } // Expected input: GOOGL, OSPTX, etc..
catch (InvalidMarketException) { // If the market is invalid
Console.WriteLine("Invalid market."); // Tell the user it's invalid
return; // Don't continue
}
catch (Exception) { // Unexpected error ? Probably error with user's net. You can double check for exceptions, if your application requires such features.
Console.WriteLine("An unexpected exception occurred."); // Tell the user
return; // Don't continue
}
// Write all the information we collected:
Console.WriteLine(Environment.NewLine+
"Price: " +sum.value.ToString()+Environment.NewLine+
"Difference: " +((sum.difference>0)?"+"+sum.difference.ToString()+" (↑)":sum.difference.ToString()+" (↓)")+Environment.NewLine);
});
thr.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA); // Market#getMarketSummary is expected to be run in a STA thread, otherwise you will get a ThreadStateException
thr.Start(); // Start the thread.using StockMarketWrapper; //Import the necessary namespace
Console.WriteLine("MarketWatcher Test");
Console.Title="MarketWatcher Test Application";
MarketWatcher mw=new MarketWatcher(new []{"GOOGL","AAPL"},30000); //Initialize the MarketWatcher for two different markets, and give it a 30 second (30000 millisecond) refresh rate.
mw.onMarketUpdate+=gotMarketUpdate; //Tell the MarketWatcher to call our function and to bring the desired data whenever it refreshes the markets.
mw.startWatching(); //Start watching the market
Console.ReadKey(); //Wait for user input to test some other 'features'
mw.setDelay(1); //Set delay to 1 so it will update as quick as possible now
mw.addMarket("OSPTX"); //Add a new market
// (All of these things update in real time as it is still watching)
Console.ReadKey(); //Wait for user input..
mw.stopWatching(); //Stop watching (after the next update) and conseqeuently exit the application.
// The aforementioned gotMarketUpdate function, where we get the market summary:
public static void gotMarketUpdate (MarketWatcher sender,MarketUpdateEventArgs args) {
Console.WriteLine(Environment.NewLine+"Got update at "+args.time.ToString()); //Print the time of this update
foreach (MarketSummary sum in args.info) //Loop through every market that was checked
Console.WriteLine(sum.market+": Price: "+sum.value+" ("+((sum.difference>0)?"↑)":"↓)")); //Display the data
}