public static IEnumerable <DropDownlistItem> ProductBrandsWithDescription()
{
var brandIds = Product.All()
.Select(p => p.BrandId).Distinct();
return(brandIds.Select(id => ProductBrand.GetById(id))
.Select(c => new DropDownlistItem(c.Id.ToString(), c.Name)));
}
public static IEnumerable <DropDownlistItem> ProductBrands(int categoryId)
{
IEnumerable <int> brandIds = Product.All(p => p.CategoryId == categoryId).Select(item => item.BrandId);
var brands = brandIds.Select(brandId => ProductBrand.GetById(brandId))
.Select(b => new DropDownlistItem(b.Id.ToString(), b.Name));
return(brands);
}