public ActionResult Index(FormCollection studentData)
{
// validate all form data
// encapsulate form data in an object
// HelloWorldMVC.Models.Student or following
// Models.Student stu = new Models.Student(); or the following
// with "using HelloWorldMVC.Models;"
Student stu = new Student
{
StudentId = studentData["sid"],
FirstName = studentData["fName"],
LastName = studentData["lName"],
DateOfBirth = Convert.ToDateTime(studentData["dob"])
};
// if everything is valid, add to database
if (StudentDB.AddStudent(stu))
{
// viewbag data only works for the current request
ViewBag.StudentAdded = true;
}
// let the user know it was successful or Display error message(s)
return(View());
}
public ActionResult Create(Student student)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
StudentDB.AddStudent(db, student);
return(RedirectToAction("Index"));
}
return(View(student));
}
public ActionResult Create(Student stu)
{
// this ensures all validation rules for the model have passed
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
if (StudentDB.AddStudent(stu))
{
ViewBag.Added = true;
}
}
return(View());
}
public ActionResult Index(FormCollection studentData) //formCollection has all the data from the form so we pass it as a parameter
{
//1. Validate all form data
//2. Encapsulate form data in object | we added a Using so we don't have to code Models.Student. We used the lightbulb to refactor
//Using HelloWorldMVC.Models
Student stu = new Student
{
StudentId = studentData["sid"],
FirstName = studentData["firstName"],
LastName = studentData["lastName"],
DateOfBirth = Convert.ToDateTime(studentData["dob"])
};
//3. If everything is valid, add to database
if (StudentDB.AddStudent(stu))
{ //ViewBag data only works for the current request
ViewBag.StudentAdded = true;
}
//4. let the user know it was successful OR display error messages
return(View());
}
public ActionResult Index(FormCollection data)
{
//Validate all form data
//encapsulate form data in an object
Student stu = new Student
{
StudentId = data["txtSID"],
FirstName = data["txtFName"],
LastName = data["txtLName"],
DateOfBirth = Convert.ToDateTime(data["txtDOB"])
};
//if everything is valid, add to database
if (StudentDB.AddStudent(stu))
{
//ViewBag data only works for the current request
ViewBag.StudentAdded = true;
}
//let the user know it was successful
//Or display error messages
return(View());
}
