/// <summary>
        /// the searching function to see what the user that needs help sees
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="userId"></param>
        public void IdView(int userId)
        {
            int viewId = new int();

            try
            {
                viewId = Int32.Parse(textBoxUserID.Text);
                if (1999 < viewId && viewId < 2999)
                {
                    StudentMainForm studentMainForm = new StudentMainForm(viewId);
                    studentMainForm.Show();
                }
                else if (2999 < viewId && viewId < 3999)
                {
                    ProfessorMainForm professorMainForm = new ProfessorMainForm(viewId);
                    professorMainForm.Show();
                }
                else
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("Id view unavailable");
                }
            }
            catch
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Please enter a number");
            }
        }
 /// <summary>
 /// recieves passed userID and displays appropriate form
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="userId"></param>
 public void LoginInitialization(int userId)
 {
     if (999 < userId && userId < 1999)
     {
         MessageBox.Show("logging into admin");
         AdminMainForm adminForm = new AdminMainForm(userId);
         adminForm.Show();
     }
     if (1999 < userId && userId < 2999)
     {
         MessageBox.Show("logging into student");
         StudentMainForm studentForm = new StudentMainForm(userId);
         studentForm.Show();
     }
     if (2999 < userId && userId < 3999)
     {
         MessageBox.Show("logging into professor");
         ProfessorMainForm professorForm = new ProfessorMainForm(userId);
         professorForm.Show();
     }
 }
        public void login(string inputID, string inputPass)
        {
            // Data has been added to UserCredentials for testing, permissions set as R = read, W = write, U=update, users 1000, 2000, 3000 added
            // passwords being admin, student, and professor respectively
            //bypasses login screen to admin main
            if (inputID == "admin")
            {
                AdminMainForm adminMainForm = new AdminMainForm(1000);
                adminMainForm.Show();
                return;
            }
            //bypasses login screen to professor main
            if (inputID == "professor")
            {
                ProfessorMainForm professorForm = new ProfessorMainForm(3000);
                professorForm.Show();
                return;
            }
            //bypasses login screen to student main
            if (inputID == "student")
            {
                StudentMainForm studentForm = new StudentMainForm(2000);
                studentForm.Show();
                return;
            }
            //gets id from text box input and makes sure it parses
            int userID = new int();

            try
            {
                userID = Int32.Parse(inputID);
            }
            catch
            {
                MessageBox.Show("your input for ID is in an improper format");
                try
                {
                    var userid = context.UserCredentials.Find(userID);
                    if (userid.Password == inputPass)
                    {
                        LoginInitialization(userID);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        MessageBox.Show("your password does not match the ID");
                    }
                }
                catch
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("your userId is not in the database");
                }


                return;
            }
            //if it doesnt get caught by the above statement then there must be something wrong,
            //this is determining the problem and displaying it
            UserCredential user = context.UserCredentials.Find(userID);

            if (user == null)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("UserID: " + userID + " is not in the database");
                return;
            }
            if (user.Password == inputPass)
            {
                LoginInitialization(userID);
            }
            else
            {
                MessageBox.Show("your password is incorrect real password is " + user.Password);
            }
        }