Colorful Console mode applications in C #

Using system; using system. collections. generic; using system. LINQ; using system. text; namespace colorfulconsole {public class program {public static void main (string [] ARGs) {// create some dummy data so we have // something to display list <accounts> accts = createaccounts (); // set the foreground and background colors // using the console's foreground and backgroundcolor // properties-here we are setting it up to show // white characters on a dark blue background Console. foregroundcolor = consolecolor. white; console. backgroundcolor = consolecolor. darkblue; // write the banner to screen using writeline console. writeline ("************************************* ****************"); console. writeline ("**"); console. writeline ("* Summary of Accounts (by last name) *"); console. writeline ("**"); console. writeline ("************************************* ****************"); // Add a couple of new lines to break up the banner // from the rest of the text console. write ("\ n"); // use LINQ to objects to order the list by last name var q = (from a in accts orderby. lastname ascending select ). tolist <accounts> (); // display the list in the console foreach (Accounts A in Q) {// set the foreground and background colors // using the console's foreground and backgroundcolor // properties-here we are setting it up to show // white characters on a black background Console. foregroundcolor = consolecolor. white; console. backgroundcolor = consolecolor. black; // write out the name title using console. write console. write ("name:"); // change the foreground color and finish the // line with the name of the account holder // (two colors in one line) console. foregroundcolor = consolecolor. cyan; console. backgroundcolor = consolecolor. black; console. write ("\ t" +. lastname + "," +. firstname + "" +. middlename + "\ n"); // reset to white characters on black // and write out the next line title console. foregroundcolor = consolecolor. white; console. backgroundcolor = consolecolor. black; console. write ("Account type:"); // change colors and finish the Account type line console. foregroundcolor = consolecolor. blue; console. backgroundcolor = consolecolor. black; console. write ("\ t" +. typeofaccount + "\ n"); // check the balance to see if the account // holder is in the red if (. balance <0) {// set the colors to write the title portion // of the line console. foregroundcolor = consolecolor. white; console. backgroundcolor = consolecolor. black; console. write ("balance:"); // The account holder is in debt so show // their negative balance in red console. foregroundcolor = consolecolor. red; console. backgroundcolor = consolecolor. black; console. write ("\ t" +. balance + "\ n");} else {// set the colors to write the title portion // of the line console. foregroundcolor = consolecolor. white; console. backgroundcolor = consolecolor. black; console. write ("balance:"); // The account holder has a positive balance // so show their balance in green console. foregroundcolor = consolecolor. green; console. backgroundcolor = consolecolor. black; console. write ("\ t" +. balance + "\ n") ;}// beep on completion console. write ("\ A"); // wait for the user to read the information console. read ();} /// <summary> // This function creates a group of phony accounts // information so we have something to display /// </Summary> // <returns> </returns> Public static list <accounts> createaccounts () {// create a typed list to contain // account information list <accounts> List = new list <accounts> (); // create and populate an account // and then add it to the list accounts acct1 = new accounts (); acct1.firstname = "William"; acct1.middlename = "Alexander "; acct1.lastname = "Carson"; acct1.typeofaccount = accounts. accounttype. checking; acct1.balance = 121.50 m; List. add (acct1); // create and populate an account // and then add it to the list accounts acct2 = new accounts (); acct2.firstname = "Barney "; acct2.middlename = "Hubert"; acct2.lastname = "forexample"; acct2.typeofaccount = accounts. accounttype. checking; acct2.balance = 1066.33 m; List. add (acct2); // create and populate an account // and then add it to the list accounts acct3 = new accounts (); acct3.firstname = "Julia "; acct3.middlename = "Mildred"; acct3.lastname = "Daniels"; acct3.typeofaccount = accounts. accounttype. savings; acct3.balance = 3397.58 m; List. add (acct3); // create and populate an account // and then add it to the list accounts acct4 = new accounts (); acct4.firstname = "Alvin "; acct4.middlename = "Micheal"; acct4.lastname = "Bixby"; acct4.typeofaccount = accounts. accounttype. checking; acct4.balance =-33.77 m; List. add (acct4); // create and populate an account // and then add it to the list accounts acct5 = new accounts (); acct5.firstname = "Boris "; acct5.middlename = "Winston"; acct5.lastname = "carloff"; acct5.typeofaccount = accounts. accounttype. christmas; acct5.balance = 14551.52 m; List. add (acct5); // create and populate an account // and then add it to the list accounts acct6 = new accounts (); acct6.firstname = "Debra "; acct6.middlename = "Michelle"; acct6.lastname = "silvera"; acct6.typeofaccount = accounts. accounttype. savings; acct6.balance = 936.93 m; List. add (acct6); // create and populate an account // and then add it to the list accounts acct7 = new accounts (); acct7.firstname = "Camden "; acct7.middlename = "Alphonse"; acct7.lastname = "Villalobos"; acct7.typeofaccount = accounts. accounttype. checking; acct7.balance =-71.29 m; List. add (acct7); // create and populate an account // and then add it to the list accounts acct8 = new accounts (); acct8.firstname = "Drake "; acct8.middlename = "Duk"; acct8.lastname = "mallard"; acct8.typeofaccount = accounts. accounttype. christmas; acct8.balance = 815.18 m; List. add (acct8); // create and populate an account // and then add it to the list accounts acct9 = new accounts (); acct9.firstname = "Talbert "; acct9.middlename = "Daz"; acct9.lastname = "yatz"; acct9.typeofaccount = accounts. accounttype. savings; acct9.balance = 14.21 m; List. add (acct9); // create and populate an account // and then add it to the list accounts acct10 = new accounts (); acct10.firstname = "miaxwif "; acct10.middlename = "Isa"; acct10.lastname = "nidmare"; acct10.typeofaccount = accounts. accounttype. checking; acct10.balance =-19697.33 m; List. add (acct10); // return the list of dummy data to the caller return list ;}} /// <summary> // a class used to contain phony account information // </Summary> public class accounts {// set up an enumeration to // define the possible account // types public Enum accounttype {checking, savings, Christmas} // Private member variables private string mfirstname; private string mmiddlename; private string mlastname; private accounttype maccttype; private decimal mbalance; // default constructor Public Accounts () {}// properties Public String firstname {get {return mfirstname;} set {mfirstname = value ;}} Public String middlename {get {return mmiddlename ;} set {mmiddlename = value ;}} Public String lastname {get {return mlastname ;}set {mlastname = value ;}} public accounttype typeofaccount {get {return maccttype ;} set {maccttype = value ;}} public decimal balance {get {return mbalance ;}set {mbalance = value ;}}}}