//Method of getting general information for a player via DAL access call
public ActionResult Index()
{
//declaring list using model GamePO
List <PlayerPO> mappedPlayers = new List <PlayerPO>();
//Beginning of processes
try
{
//declaring list using Model PlayerDO in order to retrieve database information
List <PlayerDO> allPlayers = _dataAccess.PlayerReadAll();
//loop to get all objects assigned appropriately
foreach (PlayerDO dataObject in allPlayers)
{
//assign our PO list all of the values that were in the DO list via mapper
mappedPlayers.Add(MapPlayerTF.PlayerDOtoPO(dataObject));
}
}
//catch to record any exceptions that crop up
catch (Exception ex)
{
//call to method to record necessary information
ErrorFile.ErrorHandlerPL(ex);
}
//finally to tie up any loose ends
finally
{ }
//Sends the data in the list to the view to be seen by the user.
return(View(mappedPlayers));
}
//Method for taking in the necessary data to add a new game to the database
public ActionResult AddGame()
{
//declaring object using model GamePO
GamePO game = new GamePO();
//Beginning of processes
try
{
//declare List using Model PlayerDO, and use it to store all information on all players recovered by using a DAL access call
List <PlayerDO> players = _playerAccess.PlayerReadAll();
//Declare list to hold player names
List <SelectListItem> options = new List <SelectListItem>();
//loop to get all objects assigned appropriately
foreach (PlayerDO dataObject in players)
{
//Declare new object to temporarily hold data
SelectListItem option = new SelectListItem();
//make list aspect equal dataObject variable
option.Text = dataObject.Name;
//make list aspect equal dataObject variable
option.Value = dataObject.PlayerId.ToString();
//take object "option", and add it to list "options"
options.Add(option);
}
//set object value of PlayersDropDown equal to values of "options"
game.PlayersDropDown = options;
}
//catch to record any exceptions that crop up
catch (Exception ex)
{
//call to method to record necessary information
ErrorFile.ErrorHandlerPL(ex);
}
//finally to tie up any loose ends
finally
{ }
//Sends the data in the list to the view to be seen by the user.
return(View(game));
}
