Jeck - Added filtering by card's first letter. This is pretty much the last filter I can think of, except possibly some more complex ones like the mana producer filter.

projects/mtg/include/WFilter.h

@@ -93,6 +93,15 @@ public:
 protected:
   int setid;
 };
+class WCFilterLetter: public WCardFilter{
+public:
+  WCFilterLetter(string arg);
+  bool isMatch(MTGCard * c);
+  string getCode();
+  float filterFee() {return 1.0f;}; //Alpha searches are expensive!
+protected:
+  char alpha;
+};
 class WCFilterColor: public WCardFilter{
 public:
   WCFilterColor(int _c) {color = _c;};

projects/mtg/include/WGui.h

@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ public:
     STATE_CANCEL,
     BEGIN_FILTERS = 0,
     FILTER_SET = BEGIN_FILTERS,
+    FILTER_ALPHA,
     FILTER_RARITY,
     FILTER_COLOR,
     FILTER_PRODUCE,

projects/mtg/src/WFilter.cpp

@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ WCardFilter * WCFilterFactory::Terminal(string type, string arg){
     return NEW WCFilterOnlyColor(arg);
   else if(type == "s" || type == "set")
     return NEW WCFilterSet(arg);
+  else if(type == "alpha")
+    return NEW WCFilterLetter(arg);
   else if(type == "t" || type == "type")
     return NEW WCFilterType(arg);
   else if(type == "a" || type == "ability")
@@ -145,7 +147,28 @@ WCardFilter * WCFilterFactory::Terminal(string type, string arg){
 
   return NEW WCFilterNULL();
 }
-
+//WCFilterLetter
+WCFilterLetter::WCFilterLetter(string arg){
+  if(!arg.size())
+    alpha = 'a';
+  else
+    alpha = tolower(arg[0]);
+}
+bool WCFilterLetter::isMatch(MTGCard * c){
+  if(!c || !c->data)
+    return false;
+  string s = c->data->getLCName();
+  if(!s.size())
+    return false;
+  if(s[0] == alpha || (alpha == '#' && (isdigit(s[0]) || ispunct(s[0]))))
+    return true;
+  return false;
+}
+string WCFilterLetter::getCode(){
+  char buf[24];
+  sprintf(buf,"alpha:%c;",alpha);
+  return buf;
+}
 //WCFilterSet
 WCFilterSet::WCFilterSet(string arg){
   setid = setlist.findSet(arg);

projects/mtg/src/WGui.cpp

@@ -1532,6 +1532,10 @@ void WGuiFilterItem::updateValue(){
         mParent->subMenu->Add(FILTER_TOUGH,"Toughness");
         delMenu = false;
       }
+      if(mParent->isAvailable(FILTER_ALPHA)){
+        mParent->subMenu->Add(FILTER_ALPHA,"First Letter");
+        delMenu = false;
+      }
       if(!mNew)
         mParent->subMenu->Add(-2,"Remove");
       mParent->subMenu->Add(-1,"Cancel");
@@ -1605,6 +1609,14 @@ void WGuiFilterItem::updateValue(){
           sprintf(buf,"s:%s;",setlist[i].c_str());
           addArg((setlist.getInfo(i))->getName(),buf);
         }
+      }else if(filterType == FILTER_ALPHA){
+        char buf[24], pretty[16];
+        for(char c='a';c<='z';c++){
+          sprintf(buf,"alpha:%c;",c);
+          sprintf(pretty,"Letter %c",toupper(c));
+          addArg(pretty,buf);
+        }
+        addArg("Digit","alpha:#;");
       }
       mParent->subMenu->Add(-1,"Cancel");
     break;