void GetNames()
{
PersonBLL author = people[Book.AuthorID];
FirstName = author.FirstName;
LastName = author.LastName;
}
/// <summary>
/// Takes each book and creates a list of strings from the fields to be searched for.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="b"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
List <string> ConcatenateBookFields(BookBLL b)
{
List <string> concatenatedFields = new List <string>();
concatenatedFields.Add(b.Title);
if (b.Subject != null)
{
concatenatedFields.Add(b.Subject);
}
PersonBLL author = (from a in people
where a.ID == b.AuthorID
select a).FirstOrDefault();
concatenatedFields.Add(author.FirstName);
concatenatedFields.Add(author.LastName);
return(concatenatedFields);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns a detailed summary of the book for the search result pages.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public string Details(PersonBLL p, int checkedOut)
{
string output = $"{Title}\n" +
$"By: {p.FirstName} {p.LastName}\nISBN: {ISBN}\n";
if (NumPages != null)
{
output += $"{NumPages}pg\n";
}
if (Subject != null)
{
output += $"Subject: {Subject}\n";
}
if (Description != null)
{
output += $"{Description}\n";
}
if (Publisher != null)
{
output += $"Published By: {Publisher}\n";
}
if (YearPublished != null)
{
output += $"Published In: {YearPublished}\n";
}
if (Language != null)
{
output += $"{Language}\n";
}
int availableCopies = NumberOfCopies - checkedOut;
if (availableCopies > 0)
{
output += $"Availble Copies: {availableCopies}/{NumberOfCopies}";
}
else
{
output += $"NO COPIES AVAILABLE: 0/{NumberOfCopies}";
}
return(output);
}