Chapter 8, Problem 12PP

Program Plan Intro

Slot machine simulation

Program plan:

Design the form:

• Place a one label box control on the form, and change its name and properties.
• Place a three picture box control on the form, and change its name and properties to display the images.
• Place a one text box control on the form, and change its name and properties.
• Place a one command button control on the form, and change its name and properties to spin the game.
• Place a one command button control on the form, and change its name and properties to exit the application.

In code window, write the code:

Program.cs:

• Include the required libraries.
• Define the namespace “SlotMachine”.
  • Define a class “Program”.
    • Define a constructor for the class.
    • Define required functions to run “Form1”.

Form1.cs:

• Include the required libraries.
• Define namespace “SlotMachine”.
  • Define the random with name “rand”.
  • Define a class “Form1”.
  • In From1_Load() method,
    • Call the getImage() method.
  • In btnSpin method,
    • Call the getImage() method.
    • Get the text box input and then set it into variable.
    • Call the checkWinner() method.
  • In getImage() method,
    • Set the image list to variables.
    • Display the image to particular picture box.
  • In checkWinner() method,
    • Calculate the prize amount and then calculate the total amount and then display it into message box.
  • In btnExit() method,
    • Display the inserted amount and total amount in message box.
    • Close the application.

Form Design:

View the Form Design in IDE.

Set the Form Control properties in Properties window as follows:

Object	Property	Setting
Form1	Text	Slot Machine
label1	Text	Amount Inserted: $
textBox1	Text	(Empty)
pictureBox1	Image	Select Resource
pictureBox2	Image	Select Resource
pictureBox3	Image	Select Resource
btnSpin	Text	Spin
btnExit	Text	Exit

• Add one label box control to the form from Toolbox.
• Add three picture box controls to the form from Toolbox.
• Add one text box control to the form from Toolbox.
• Add two command button controls to the form from Toolbox.