private void CopyCandidates()
{
var candidatesCopied = 0;
var officesCopied = 0;
var officesSkipped = 0;
try
{
//if (ElectionsPoliticians.CountByElectionKey(GetElectionKey()) > 0)
// throw new VoteException(
// "This function can only be used if no candidates have been added for the election.");
var offices = ElectionsOffices.GetDataByElectionKey(GetElectionKey());
if (offices.Count == 0)
{
throw new VoteException(
"There are no offices for this election to copy. Use the Add/Remove Offices tab to add the offices you want to copy.");
}
var electionKeyToCopy = MasterOnlyElectionKeyToCopy.Value;
foreach (var office in offices)
{
if (
ElectionsPoliticians.CountByElectionKeyOfficeKey(GetElectionKey(),
office.OfficeKey) > 0)
{
officesSkipped++;
continue;
}
var oldPoliticians =
ElectionsPoliticians.GetDataByElectionKeyOfficeKey(electionKeyToCopy,
office.OfficeKey);
if (oldPoliticians.Count == 0)
{
continue;
}
officesCopied++;
candidatesCopied += oldPoliticians.Count;
var newPoliticians = new ElectionsPoliticiansTable();
foreach (var oldPolitician in oldPoliticians)
{
newPoliticians.AddRow(office.ElectionKey, office.OfficeKey,
oldPolitician.PoliticianKey, oldPolitician.RunningMateKey,
office.ElectionKeyState, office.ElectionKeyFederal,
office.ElectionKeyCounty, office.ElectionKeyLocal, office.StateCode,
office.CountyCode, office.LocalCode, office.DistrictCode,
oldPolitician.OrderOnBallot, false,
OfficesOfficials.OfficeKeyPoliticianKeyExists(office.OfficeKey,
oldPolitician.PoliticianKey), false);
}
ElectionsPoliticians.UpdateTable(newPoliticians);
}
FeedbackMasterOnly.AddInfo(
officesCopied > 0
? $"{candidatesCopied} candidates were copied for {officesCopied} offices."
: "There were no candidates that could be copied.");
if (officesSkipped > 0)
{
FeedbackMasterOnly.AddInfo(
$"{officesSkipped} offices were skipped because there were already candidates entered.");
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
FeedbackMasterOnly.PostValidationError(ControlMasterOnlyElectionToCopy,
"The candidates could not be copied: " + ex.Message);
}
}
