Time for action – build a GamePiece class - declarations

1. Switch back to your Visual Studio window if you have your image editor open.

2. Right-click on the Flood Control project in Solution Explorer and select Add | Class….

3. Name the class GamePiece.vb, and click on Add.

4. Add the following declarations to the (currently empty) class:

   Public Shared PieceTypes() As String = { 
       "Left,Right", 
       "Top,Bottom", 
       "Left,Top", 
       "Top,Right",
       "Right,Bottom", 
       "Bottom,Left",
       "Empty"
     }
   
     Public Const PieceHeight As Integer = 40
     Public Const PieceWidth As Integer = 40
   
     Public Const MaxPlayablePieceIndex As Integer = 5
     Public Const EmptyPieceIndex As Integer = 6
   
     Private Const textureOffsetX As Integer = 1
     Private Const textureOffsetY As Integer = 1
     Private Const texturePaddingX As Integer = 1
     Private Const texturePaddingY As Integer = 1
   
     Private _pieceType As String = ""
     Private _pieceSuffix As String = ""

5. Add two properties to retrieve information about the piece...