public int AddJoke(int pUserId, string pJoke) { int ret = 0; try { if (container == null) { container = new NokatModelContainer(); } Jokes newJoke = new Jokes() { UserId = pUserId, Joke = pJoke, AddDate = DateTime.Now }; container.AddToJokes(newJoke); container.SaveChanges(); ret = newJoke.JokeId; } catch { ret = 0; } return(ret); }