//method to load category buttons
public void loadCategoryButtons()
{
//clear the list
itemCategoryButtonList.Clear();
clearFlowcategorybutton();
using (DBEntities db = new DBEntities())
{
itemCategoriesList = db.ItemCategories.Where(x => x.itemCategoryID.StartsWith("KIc")).ToList();
}
foreach (ItemCategory Item in itemCategoriesList)
{
//creating new Button
buttonItemCategory = new ItemCategoryButton();
buttonItemCategory.ItemButtonName = Item.categoryName;
buttonItemCategory.ItemButtonID = Item.itemCategoryID;
//add button to the List
itemCategoryButtonList.Add(buttonItemCategory);
}
//load button list to the flow panel
foreach (ItemCategoryButton Item in itemCategoryButtonList)
{
flowCategoryButtons.Controls.Add(Item);
}
}//end of the method
//----------Manage Category buttons-
public void loadCategoryButtons()
{
//clear the list
foodCategoryButtonList.Clear();
clearFlowcategorybutton();
using (DBEntities db = new DBEntities())
{
foodCategoryList = db.FoodCategories.ToList();
readyMadecategoryList = db.ItemCategories.Where(x => x.itemCategoryID.StartsWith("RPc")).ToList();
}
//adding Category buttons ==============================================================================
foreach (FoodCategory Item in foodCategoryList)
{
//creating new Button
foodcategorybutton = new foodcategoryButton();
foodcategorybutton.ButtonName = Item.name;
foodcategorybutton.ButtonID = Item.foodCategoryID;
//add button to the List
foodCategoryButtonList.Add(foodcategorybutton);
}
//load food category button list to the flow panel
foreach (foodcategoryButton Item in foodCategoryButtonList)
{
flowPanelCategories.Controls.Add(Item);
}
//Adding ReadyMade products
foreach (ItemCategory product in readyMadecategoryList)
{
//ceating new RP button
readyMAdeCategoryBtn = new ItemCategoryButton();
readyMAdeCategoryBtn.ItemButtonName = product.categoryName;
readyMAdeCategoryBtn.ItemButtonID = product.itemCategoryID;
readyMadeCategoryBtnList.Add(readyMAdeCategoryBtn);
}
//adding to panel
foreach (ItemCategoryButton Item in readyMadeCategoryBtnList)
{
flowPanelCategories.Controls.Add(Item);
}
} //======================================================================================================