C#

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;

namespace AI
{
    class elisa
    {
        private string input;
        private string output;
        private int NumberOfReplies = 0;

        

        public string respond(string input)
        {
            output = ("");
            

                this.input = input;

                if (NumberOfReplies >= 1)
                {
                    output = ("Please wait!");

                }

                else
           
            output = ("Sorry am a bit buzy at the min. ");
            NumberOfReplies += 1;

            Thread.Sleep(4000);
                return output;
                

        }
        

    }
}

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Threading;

namespace AI
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        elisa _elisa = new elisa();
        string userInput;
        string elisaResponce;
        string you = ("You: ");
        string elisa = ("Elisa: ");


        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            status.Text = ("");

        }

        private void btnSend_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            

            updateInput(textBoxInput.Text);
            textBoxInput.Clear();

            status.Text = ("Elisa is typing a message");
             getResponceFromElisa();
             
            
        }

        private void updateInput(string input)
        {

            richTextBoxOutput.Text += you += input + ("\n");
           
        }

        private void getResponceFromElisa()
        {

            
            timer1.Start();
            

            

        }

        private void textBoxInput_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (textBoxInput.Text == (""))
            {
                status.Text = ("");

            }

            else
            status.Text = ("You are typing a message...");

        }

        private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            
            elisaResponce = _elisa.respond(userInput);
            richTextBoxOutput.Text += elisa += elisaResponce;
            timer1.Stop();
            status.Text = ("");
        }

    }
}

ManfredRBihy wrote:

I'll have a look at your post when I'm home from work.
(And I'm getting ready to go just about now)

stephen.darling wrote:

I have tried to clear the strings atraight after use but no luck

stephen.darling wrote:

richTextBoxOutput.Text += you += input + ("\n")

Luc Pattyn wrote:

two very strange statements.

string GenerateResponse
  (string input)
{
    DateTime start = DateTime.Now;
    int pause = 3000;
    while ((DateTime.Now - start).TotalMilliseconds < pause) {
        Application.DoEvents();    // ugh!
    }
    return "Some response based on " + input;
}

string GenerateResponse
    (string input)
{
    DateTime start = DateTime.Now;
    int pause = 3000;
    loop:
        if ((DateTime.Now - start).TotalMilliseconds >= pause) {
            return "Some response based on " + input;
        }
        Application.DoEvents();    // ugh!
        goto loop;                 // argh!
}