public ManufacturerBase AddManufacturer(ManufacturerAdd newItem)
{
// Calculate the next value for the identifier
int newId = (manufacturers.Count > 0) ? newId = manufacturers.Max(id => id.Id) + 1 : 1;
// Create a new item; notice the property mapping
var addedItem = new Manufacturer
{
Id = newId,
Name = newItem.Name,
Country = newItem.Country,
YearStarted = newItem.YearStarted
};
// Alternative... use AutoMapper to do the job...
addedItem = Mapper.Map <Manufacturer>(newItem);
addedItem.Id = newId;
// Add the new item to the store
manufacturers.Add(addedItem);
// Return the new item
return(Mapper.Map <ManufacturerBase>(addedItem));
}
public ActionResult Create(ManufacturerAdd newItem)
{
// Handles HTTP POST, and adds the new item, then redirects to another view
// Notice that this method is prefixed with an "attribute", [HttpPost]
ManufacturerBase addedItem = null;
// Check that the incoming data is valid
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
addedItem = m.AddManufacturer(newItem);
}
else
{
// Return the object so the user can edit it correctly
return(View(newItem));
}
// If the incoming data is valid and the new data was added, redirect
return(RedirectToAction("index"));
// Another alternative is to redirect to the "details" view, like this...
//return RedirectToAction("details", new { id = addedItem.Id });
}
public ActionResult Create(ManufacturerAdd newItem)
{
// Handles HTTP POST, and adds the new item, then redirects to another view
// Notice that this method is prefixed with an "attribute", [HttpPost]
ManufacturerBase addedItem = null;
// Check that the incoming data is valid
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
addedItem = m.AddManufacturer(newItem);
}
else
{
// Return the object so the user can edit it correctly
return View(newItem);
}
// If the incoming data is valid and the new data was added, redirect
return RedirectToAction("index");
// Another alternative is to redirect to the "details" view, like this...
//return RedirectToAction("details", new { id = addedItem.Id });
}