private List<CalendarModel> getMonths(int start, int end)
{
List<CalendarModel> examsList = new List<CalendarModel>();
List<String> distictYears = new List<String>();
foreach (var item in context.EXAMDATESBY(start, end))
{
cm = new CalendarModel();
DateTime dt = (DateTime)item.STARTDATE;
DateTime startDate = (DateTime)item.STARTDATE;
DateTime endDate = (DateTime)item.ENDDATE;
cm.dt = dt;
cm.id = item.ID;
cm.page = start;
cm.lastMonth = end;
cm.startDate = startDate;
cm.endDate = endDate;
cm.exam = item.EXAMNAME.Trim();
cm.year = cm.getYear();
cm.hour = cm.getHour();
cm.month = cm.getMonth();
cm.minute = cm.getMinute();
if (distictYears.Contains(cm.getMonth()) == false
| distictYears.Count == 0)
{
distictYears.Add(cm.getMonth());
examsList.Add(cm);
}
}
return examsList;
}
public ActionResult Exams(int? id)
{
List<CalendarModel> availableExamsList = new List<CalendarModel>();
if (id != null)
{
//get the datetime from database for future casting
var querry = from data in context.EXAMs
where data.ID == id
select data;
var exam = querry.First();
//create a date and time object to get the casting done
CalendarModel cm;
cm = new CalendarModel();
cm.setDateTime((DateTime)exam.STARTDATE);
DateTime nowDate = DateTime.Now;
cm.startDate = nowDate;
//consult for exams with date and time object
var exams = from data in context.EXAMs
where data.STARTDATE.Value.Month.ToString()
== cm.getMonth()
& data.STARTDATE.Value.Year.ToString()
== cm.getYear()
& data.STARTDATE
>= cm.startDate
orderby data.EXAMNAME ascending
select data;
//add to date and time object all the data returned from db
foreach (var item in exams)
{
cm = new CalendarModel();
cm.id = item.ID;
cm.hour = item.STARTDATE.Value.Hour.ToString();
cm.minute = item.STARTDATE.Value.Minute.ToString();
cm.second = item.STARTDATE.Value.Second.ToString();
cm.startDate =(DateTime) item.STARTDATE;
cm.endDate = (DateTime)item.ENDDATE;
cm.exam = item.EXAMNAME;
availableExamsList.Add(cm);
}
}
return View(availableExamsList);
}
