// Function to create all dropdown lists for property listing
private List <Dropdownlist> createDropDownLists()
{
List <Dropdownlist> allDropdownlists = new List <Dropdownlist>();
// Get dropdownlist selected options (saved in Listing POST function)
string districtOption = (TempData["districtOption"] == null) ? "" : (string)TempData["districtOption"];
string propertyTypeOption = (TempData["propertyTypeOption"] == null) ? "" : (string)TempData["propertyTypeOption"];
string listingTypeOption = (TempData["listingTypeOption"] == null) ? "" : (string)TempData["listingTypeOption"];
string priceOption = (TempData["priceOption"] == null) ? "" : (string)TempData["priceOption"];
// Create District Dropdownlist
Dropdownlist districtList = new Dropdownlist();
districtList.listLabel = "District:";
districtList.listName = "DistrictDropDownList";
districtList.listOptions = new List <SelectListItem>();
districtList.listOptions.Add(new SelectListItem()
{
Text = defaultListOption, Value = defaultListOption
});
foreach (string district in propertyMapper.GetAllDistrictName())
{
districtList.listOptions.Add(
new SelectListItem()
{
Text = district,
Value = district,
Selected = (districtOption.Equals(district)) ? true : false
});
}
allDropdownlists.Add(districtList);
// Create Property Type Dropdownlist
Dropdownlist propertyTypeList = new Dropdownlist();
propertyTypeList.listLabel = "Property Type:";
propertyTypeList.listName = "PropertyTypeDropDownList";
propertyTypeList.listOptions = new List <SelectListItem>();
propertyTypeList.listOptions.Add(new SelectListItem()
{
Text = defaultListOption, Value = defaultListOption
});
foreach (string propertyType in propertyMapper.GetAllPropertyTypes())
{
propertyTypeList.listOptions.Add(
new SelectListItem()
{
Text = propertyType,
Value = propertyType,
Selected = (propertyTypeOption.Equals(propertyType)) ? true : false
});
}
allDropdownlists.Add(propertyTypeList);
// Create Listing Type DropdownList
Dropdownlist listingTypeList = new Dropdownlist();
listingTypeList.listLabel = "Listing Type:";
listingTypeList.listName = "ListTypeDropDownList";
listingTypeList.listOptions = new List <SelectListItem>();
listingTypeList.listOptions.Add(new SelectListItem()
{
Text = defaultListOption, Value = defaultListOption
});
foreach (string listingType in propertyMapper.GetAllListingTypes())
{
listingTypeList.listOptions.Add(
new SelectListItem()
{
Text = listingType,
Value = listingType,
Selected = (listingTypeOption.Equals(listingType)) ? true : false
});
}
allDropdownlists.Add(listingTypeList);
// Create Price DropdownList
Dropdownlist priceList = new Dropdownlist();
priceList.listLabel = "Price:";
priceList.listName = "PriceDropDownList";
priceList.listOptions = new List <SelectListItem>();
int[] priceRange = { 0, 2000, 5000, 100000, 500000, 1000000, 5000000 };
foreach (int price in priceRange)
{
priceList.listOptions.Add(
new SelectListItem()
{
Text = (price == 0) ? defaultListOption : "< " + price,
Value = price.ToString(),
Selected = (priceOption.Equals(price.ToString())) ? true : false
});
}
allDropdownlists.Add(priceList);
return(allDropdownlists);
}
