public IHttpActionResult PutList(int id, ListModel list)
{
if (!ModelState.IsValid) //ModelState is an object that reads the object coming into the method,
//checks for any of the attributes and runs required validation
// !ModelState means it's empty
{
// service-side validation
return BadRequest(ModelState);
}
if (id != list.ListId)
{
return BadRequest();
}
var dbList = db.Lists.Find(id);
// should only use automapping when making a model from an object, but not backwards
dbList.Update(list);
db.Entry(dbList).State = EntityState.Modified;
try
{
db.SaveChanges();
}
catch (DbUpdateConcurrencyException)
{
if (!ListExists(id))
{
return NotFound();
}
else
{
throw;
}
}
//put method is a one-way communication so it doesn't have to return anything
return StatusCode(HttpStatusCode.NoContent);
}
public IHttpActionResult PutList(int id, ListModel list)
{
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return BadRequest(ModelState);
}
if (id != list.ListId)
{
return BadRequest();
}
#region this need to be chagne
//////////////////Below is the update part
var dblist = db.Lists.Find(id);
dblist.Update(list);
db.Entry(dblist).State = EntityState.Modified;
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//db.Entry(list).State = EntityState.Modified; ///this was the original code not a DTOs
#endregion
try
{
db.SaveChanges();
}
catch (DbUpdateConcurrencyException)
{
if (!ListExists(id))
{
return NotFound();
}
else
{
throw;
}
}
return StatusCode(HttpStatusCode.NoContent);
}
public IHttpActionResult PostList(ListModel list)
{
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return BadRequest(ModelState);
}
var dbList = new List(list);
db.Lists.Add(dbList);
db.SaveChanges();
list.CreatedDate = dbList.CreatedDate;
list.ListId = dbList.ListId;
// returns the object that is created
return CreatedAtRoute("DefaultApi", new { id = dbList.ListId }, list);
}
public IHttpActionResult PostList(ListModel list)
{
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return BadRequest(ModelState);
}
//////////the New code
var dblist = new List(list);
//dblist.CreatedDate = DateTime.Now;
list.CreatedDate = dblist.CreatedDate; //those tow lines to show the user the old values with updated dates.
list.ListId = dblist.ListId;
db.Lists.Add(dblist);
db.SaveChanges();
return CreatedAtRoute("DefaultApi", new { id = list.ListId }, list);
}