public IActionResult Create(EmpoloyeeCreateViewModel model)
{
string uniqueFileName = processUpLoadedFile(model);;
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
//We need to Create Employee Object Out of model
Employee newEmployee = new Employee()
{
Name = model.Name,
Email = model.Email,
Department = model.Department,
Photopath = uniqueFileName
};
_repos.Add(newEmployee);
//Change the Create and Details View for handling photos remove noimage.jpgthere
return(RedirectToAction("details", new { id = newEmployee.Id }));
}
else
{
return(View());
}
}
//Created a seprate method for Handlig photo file upload used Interface for EmpoloyeeCreateViewModel
//as the parent iNterface so both EmpoloyeeCreateViewModel and EmployeeEditViewModel use the same method
private string processUpLoadedFile(EmpoloyeeCreateViewModel model)
{
string uniqueFileName = null;
if (model.Photo != null)
{
///To get the Phyiscal Path of the root folder we use IConfiguration
/// need to inject IConfiguration here acessroot folder
string upLoadsFolder = Path.Combine(env.WebRootPath, "images");
//We want the file Name to be Unique so we use GUID class
uniqueFileName = Guid.NewGuid().ToString() + "_" + model.Photo.FileName;
//lets combine upLoadsFolder and uniqueFileName
string filePath = Path.Combine(upLoadsFolder, uniqueFileName);
//Added Usinf since the Filestream to be closed afetr Uploading fle
using (var fileStream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create))
{
model.Photo.CopyTo(fileStream);
}
}
return(uniqueFileName);
}