public void PopulateCategoriesDropDownList(Lucaci_Ioana_ProiectFinalContext _context, object selectedCategories = null)
{
var categoriesQuery = _context.Category
.OrderBy(c => c.Name)
.Select(c => new
{
Text = c.Name,
Value = c.ID
});
CategoryNames = new SelectList(categoriesQuery.AsNoTracking(), "Value", "Text", selectedCategories);
}
public void PopulateAuthorsDropDownList(Lucaci_Ioana_ProiectFinalContext _context, object selectedAuthor = null)
{
var authorsQuery = _context.Author
.OrderBy(a => a.LastName)
.Select(a => new
{
Text = a.FirstName + " '" + a.Nickname + "' " + a.LastName,
Value = a.ID
});
AuthorNames = new SelectList(authorsQuery.AsNoTracking(), "Value", "Text", selectedAuthor);
}
