public IHttpActionResult Postcat(CategoryVM cat)
{
bool catFlag = isAddedBefor(cat.Name);
if (catFlag)
{
ModelState.AddModelError("cat", "Categoryl already exists");
}
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return(BadRequest(ModelState));
}
Category newcat = new API_Server.Category();
newcat = ConvertClass.VMToCategory(cat);
db.Categories.Add(newcat);
db.SaveChanges();
var catId =
(from c in db.Categories
where c.Name == cat.Name
select c.Id).FirstOrDefault();
return(Ok(catId));
}
public static Category VMToCategory(CategoryVM catVM)
{
Category cat = new API_Server.Category();
cat.Id = catVM.Id;
cat.Name = catVM.Name;
cat.SubCategories = null;
return(cat);
}
