/// <summary>
/// Finds the city for the particular state and country
/// </summary>
/// <param name="cityName">The city name</param>
/// <param name="stateName">the state name</param>
/// <param name="countryName">the country name</param>
/// <returns>the city or null if empty</returns>
/// <exception cref="">AliKuli.Exceptions.MiscNS.NoDataException - if parameters are incomplete.</exception>
/// <exception cref="">AliKuli.Exceptions.PlacesNS.StateNotFoundException - if state not in db.</exception>
public City FindByName(string cityName, string stateName, string countryName)
{
if (cityName.IsNullOrEmpty())
{
throw new ErrorHandlerLibrary.ExceptionsNS.NoDataException("No city name received. CityDAL.FindByName.");
}
if (countryName.IsNullOrEmpty())
{
throw new ErrorHandlerLibrary.ExceptionsNS.NoDataException("No country name received. CityDAL.FindByName.");
}
if (stateName.IsNullOrEmpty())
{
stateName = countryName;
}
State state = new StateDAL(_db, ErrorsGlobal).FindByName(stateName, countryName);
if (state == null)
{
throw new ErrorHandlerLibrary.ExceptionsNS.StateNotFoundException("State Not found. CityDAL.FindByName.");
}
City city = this.SearchFor(x =>
x.Name.ToLower() == cityName.ToLower() &&
x.StateId == state.Id)
.FirstOrDefault();
return(city);
}
private void Create_BlankStateForCountry(Country entity)
{
State state = new StateDAL(_db, ErrorsGlobal).Factory();
state.Name = entity.Name;
state.StateAbbreviation = entity.Abbreviation;
state.MetaData.IsAutoCreated = true;
state.MetaData.Comment = "Every country also has a default blank state.";
entity.States.Add(state);
}