public object BindModel(ControllerContext controllerContext, ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
{
// ToDo: Refactor the Employee View Model to eliminate the need for this custom model binder.
var request = controllerContext.HttpContext.Request;
var model = new Employee
{
FirstName = request.Form.Get("FirstName"),
LastName = request.Form.Get("LastName"),
//HasDependents = Convert.ToBoolean(request.Form.Get("HasDependents")),
};
if (request.Form.AllKeys.Contains("Dependendent_FirstName") && request.Form.AllKeys.Contains("Dependendent_LastName"))
{
var dependentFirstNames = request.Form.Get("Dependendent_FirstName")
.Split(new[] { "," }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
var dependentLastNames = request.Form.Get("Dependendent_LastName")
.Split(new[] { "," }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
if (dependentFirstNames.Count() != dependentLastNames.Count())
{
throw new Exception("Employee Model Binder Error: Dependent Name Mismatch!");
}
for (var i = 0; i < dependentFirstNames.Count(); i++)
{
model.Dependents.Add(new Dependent { FirstName = dependentFirstNames[i], LastName = dependentLastNames[i] });
}
}
return model;
}
public BenefitsCalculator()
{
Employee = new Employee();
EmployeeList = new EmployeeList();
}
