public ActionResult Create()
{
Choice currentUser = new Choice();
currentUser.StudentId = User.Identity.GetUserName();
ViewBag.FirstChoiceOptionId = new SelectList(db.Options.Where(c => c.isActive == true), "OptionsId", "Title");
ViewBag.FourthChoiceOptionId = new SelectList(db.Options.Where(c => c.isActive == true), "OptionsId", "Title");
ViewBag.SecondChoiceOptionId = new SelectList(db.Options.Where(c => c.isActive == true), "OptionsId", "Title");
ViewBag.ThirdChoiceOptionId = new SelectList(db.Options.Where(c => c.isActive == true), "OptionsId", "Title");
// ViewBag.YearTermId = new SelectList(db.YearTerms, "YearTermId", "YearTermId");
return View(currentUser);
}
// Check to make sure that the user has entered unique choices
private bool validChoices(Choice choice)
{
// Make sure the values aren't null
if (choice.FirstChoiceOptionId == null
|| choice.SecondChoiceOptionId == null
|| choice.ThirdChoiceOptionId == null
|| choice.FourthChoiceOptionId == null)
{
return false;
}
// Check for non-duplicate options
var list = new List<int>();
list.Add((int)choice.FirstChoiceOptionId);
list.Add((int)choice.SecondChoiceOptionId);
list.Add((int)choice.ThirdChoiceOptionId);
list.Add((int)choice.FourthChoiceOptionId);
if (list.Count != list.Distinct().Count())
{
return false;
}
else
{
return true;
}
}