public ActionResult EditDirectReports(int?id, EmployeeEditDirectReports newItem)
{
// Validate the input
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
// Our "version 1" approach is to display the "edit form" again
return(RedirectToAction("editdirectreports", new { id = newItem.EmployeeId }));
}
if (id.GetValueOrDefault() != newItem.EmployeeId)
{
// This appears to be data tampering, so redirect the user away
return(RedirectToAction("index"));
}
// Attempt to do the update
var editedItem = m.EmployeeEditDirectReports(newItem);
if (editedItem == null)
{
// There was a problem updating the object
// Our "version 1" approach is to display the "edit form" again
return(RedirectToAction("EditDirectReports", new { id = newItem.EmployeeId }));
}
else
{
// Show the details view, which will have the updated data
return(RedirectToAction("Details", new { id = newItem.EmployeeId }));
}
}
public EmployeeWithOrgInfo EmployeeEditDirectReports(EmployeeEditDirectReports newItem)
{
// Attention - Update the self-referencing to-many association
// Attempt to fetch the object
// When editing an object with a to-many collection,
// and you wish to edit the collection,
// MUST fetch its associated collection
var o = ds.Employees.Include("Employee1").Include("Employee2")
.SingleOrDefault(e => e.EmployeeId == newItem.EmployeeId);
if (o == null)
{
// Problem - object was not found, so return
return(null);
}
else
{
// Update the object with the incoming values
// First, clear out the existing collection
// "Employee1" is the badly-named to-many collection property
o.Employee1.Clear();
// Then, go through the incoming items
// For each one, add to the fetched object's collection
foreach (var item in newItem.EmployeeIds)
{
var a = ds.Employees.Find(item);
o.Employee1.Add(a);
}
// Save changes
ds.SaveChanges();
return(Mapper.Map <EmployeeWithOrgInfo>(o));
}
}
public EmployeeWithOrgInfo EmployeeEditDirectReports(EmployeeEditDirectReports newItem)
{
// Attention - Update the self-referencing to-many association
// Attempt to fetch the object
// When editing an object with a to-many collection,
// and you wish to edit the collection,
// MUST fetch its associated collection
var o = ds.Employees.Include("Employee1").Include("Employee2")
.SingleOrDefault(e => e.EmployeeId == newItem.EmployeeId);
if (o == null)
{
// Problem - object was not found, so return
return null;
}
else
{
// Update the object with the incoming values
// First, clear out the existing collection
// "Employee1" is the badly-named to-many collection property
o.Employee1.Clear();
// Then, go through the incoming items
// For each one, add to the fetched object's collection
foreach (var item in newItem.EmployeeIds)
{
var a = ds.Employees.Find(item);
o.Employee1.Add(a);
}
// Save changes
ds.SaveChanges();
return Mapper.Map<EmployeeWithOrgInfo>(o);
}
}
public ActionResult EditDirectReports(int? id, EmployeeEditDirectReports newItem)
{
// Validate the input
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
// Our "version 1" approach is to display the "edit form" again
return RedirectToAction("editdirectreports", new { id = newItem.EmployeeId });
}
if (id.GetValueOrDefault() != newItem.EmployeeId)
{
// This appears to be data tampering, so redirect the user away
return RedirectToAction("index");
}
// Attempt to do the update
var editedItem = m.EmployeeEditDirectReports(newItem);
if (editedItem == null)
{
// There was a problem updating the object
// Our "version 1" approach is to display the "edit form" again
return RedirectToAction("EditDirectReports", new { id = newItem.EmployeeId });
}
else
{
// Show the details view, which will have the updated data
return RedirectToAction("Details", new { id = newItem.EmployeeId });
}
}