public ActionResult Create(AlbumPO album)
{
//Defaults redirect to index of album controller.
ActionResult oResponse = RedirectToAction("Index", "Album");
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
try
{
//Adds album to datatable using valid album.
dataAccess.CreateAlbum(AlbumMapper.MapPoToDO(album));
TempData["Message"] = "Album successfully created.";
}
catch (Exception e)
{
//Logs exception using exceptionLog class.
exceptionLog.ExceptionLog("Critical", e.Message, "AlbumController", "Create", e.StackTrace);
try
{
List <UserDO> dataObjects = userData.ReadUsers();
ViewBag.DropDown = new List <SelectListItem>();
foreach (UserDO user in dataObjects)
{
//Adds username and user Id to a dropdown list of users in viewbag.
ViewBag.DropDown.Add(new SelectListItem()
{
Text = user.Username, Value = user.UserId.ToString()
});
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
//Logs exception using exceptionLog class.
exceptionLog.ExceptionLog("Critical", ex.Message, "AlbumController", "Create", ex.StackTrace);
}
oResponse = View(album);
}
}
else
{
//Modelstate was invalid.
try
{
List <UserDO> dataObjects = userData.ReadUsers();
ViewBag.DropDown = new List <SelectListItem>();
foreach (UserDO user in dataObjects)
{
//Adds username and user Id to a dropdown list of users in viewbag.
ViewBag.DropDown.Add(new SelectListItem()
{
Text = user.Username, Value = user.UserId.ToString()
});
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
//Logs exception using exceptionLog class.
exceptionLog.ExceptionLog("Critical", ex.Message, "AlbumController", "Create", ex.StackTrace);
}
oResponse = View(album);
}
return(oResponse);
}