public ActionResult Index()
{
User user = new User();
// returns messages (of those they are following) for current user
IList<UserMessage> messages = _context.GetMessagesForUser(user); // insert current user id
MessageViewModel model = new MessageViewModel
{
Messages = messages
};
return View(model);
}
public ActionResult Index(MessageViewModel model)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
_context.Create(model.NewMessage);
_context.SaveChanges();
TempData["Message"] = "Your message has been posted.";
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
else
{
TempData["Message"] = "There has been an error. Please try again.";
return View(model);
}
}