public static List<Category> GetCategories()
{
BusinessCategoryData bcd = new BusinessCategoryData();
List<Category> catList = BusinessDataBinder.BindData<List<Category>>(bcd.SelectCategory(new object[] { DBNull.Value }));
var sortedList = from c in catList orderby c.Name select c;
return sortedList.ToList();
}
/// <summary>
/// Get Catgory by abbreviation
/// </summary>
/// <param name="abbr">abbreviation of category</param>
/// <returns>Category object</returns>
public static Category GetByAbbreviation(string abbr)
{
BusinessCategoryData bcd = new BusinessCategoryData();
return BusinessDataBinder.BindData<Category>(bcd.SelectCategoryByAbbr(new object[] { abbr }));
}
