1 files changed, 54 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/card.cpp b/card.cpp
index f100e1c..5bb1a56 100644
--- a/card.cpp
+++ b/card.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,60 @@ void Card::rankCard(void)
     } 
 }
 
+/* rank value that will be used by a sorting algorithm to put cards such as a
+ * pair, two pair, three of a kind, four of a kind, or full house all the way
+ * to the left, SortHand will set these attributes when necessary and call sort */
+void Card::specialRank(void)
+{
+    char c;
+    c = getType()[0];
+
+    switch (c)
+    {
+    case 'A':
+        rank = -13;
+        break;
+    case 'K':
+        rank = -12;
+        break;
+    case 'Q':
+        rank = -11;
+        break;
+    case 'J':
+        rank = -10;
+        break;
+    case 'T':
+        rank = -9;
+        break;
+    case '9':
+        rank = -8;
+        break;
+    case '8':
+        rank = -7;
+        break;
+    case '7':
+        rank = -6;
+        break;
+    case '6':
+        rank = -5;
+        break;
+    case '5':
+        rank = -4;
+        break;
+    case '4':
+        rank = -3;
+        break;
+    case '3':
+        rank = -2;
+        break;
+    case '2':
+        rank = -1;
+        break;
+    default:
+        std::cerr << "something went wrong while special ranking a card" << endl;
+    }
+}
+
 int Card::getRank(void)
 {
     return rank;