public string GenerateRequestJson(SimpleListing listingDetails)
{
try
{
Dictionary <string, dynamic> jsonDictionary = new Dictionary <string, dynamic>();
jsonDictionary.Add("UserId", SessionState.LoggedInId);
jsonDictionary.Add("Name", listingDetails.Title);
jsonDictionary.Add("ISBN", listingDetails.ISBN);
jsonDictionary.Add("Images", listingDetails.Images);
jsonDictionary.Add("Author", listingDetails.Author);
jsonDictionary.Add("Publisher", listingDetails.Publisher);
jsonDictionary.Add("ListPrice", listingDetails.Price);
jsonDictionary.Add("Negotiable", listingDetails.Negotiable);
jsonDictionary.Add("Description", listingDetails.Description);
var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(jsonDictionary);
// Send this to the server
dynamic response = new RequestSender().SendPost("NewListing", json);
return(response);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
return(ex.Message);
}
}
private Grid GenerateListing(SimpleListing sl, StackPanel panel, bool IncludeButton)
{
Grid listingGrid = new Grid();
ColumnDefinition c1 = new ColumnDefinition();
ColumnDefinition c2 = new ColumnDefinition();
ColumnDefinition c3 = new ColumnDefinition();
ColumnDefinition c4 = new ColumnDefinition();
c1.Width = new Windows.UI.Xaml.GridLength(2, Windows.UI.Xaml.GridUnitType.Star);
c2.Width = new Windows.UI.Xaml.GridLength(4, Windows.UI.Xaml.GridUnitType.Star);
c3.Width = new Windows.UI.Xaml.GridLength(1, Windows.UI.Xaml.GridUnitType.Star);
c4.Width = new Windows.UI.Xaml.GridLength(1, Windows.UI.Xaml.GridUnitType.Star);
listingGrid.ColumnDefinitions.Add(c1); // Left column has the author details
listingGrid.ColumnDefinitions.Add(c2); // Center grid has title of the book
listingGrid.ColumnDefinitions.Add(c3); // Right Column has the price
listingGrid.ColumnDefinitions.Add(c4);
TextBlock title = new TextBlock();
title.Text = sl.Title;
TextBlock auth = new TextBlock();
auth.Text = "Written by: " + sl.Author;
TextBlock isbn = new TextBlock();
isbn.Text = "ISBN: " + sl.ISBN;
TextBlock price = new TextBlock();
price.Text = "$" + sl.Price.ToString();
TextBlock quality = new TextBlock();
quality.Text = "Quality: " + sl.Quality;
StackPanel col1Sp = new StackPanel();
col1Sp.Children.Add(auth);
col1Sp.Children.Add(quality);
StackPanel col2Sp = new StackPanel();
col2Sp.Children.Add(title);
col2Sp.Children.Add(isbn);
TextBox BidBox = new TextBox();
BidBox.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
BidBox.PlaceholderText = "Bid";
StackPanel buyStack = new StackPanel();
buyStack.Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal;
if (IncludeButton == true)
{
// Create buy button unique to that entry
Button buyButton = new Button();
buyButton.Content = "Place Bid";
buyButton.Tag = new Dictionary <string, dynamic>()
{
{ "TransactionId", sl.ListingId },
{ "BidBox", BidBox }
};
buyButton.Click += BuyButton_Click;
buyStack.Children.Add(buyButton);
}
else
{
// Create buy button unique to that entry
Button checkBids = new Button();
checkBids.Content = "Check Bids";
checkBids.Tag = new Dictionary <string, dynamic>()
{
{ "TransactionId", sl.ListingId }
};
checkBids.Click += CheckBids_Click;;
buyStack.Children.Add(checkBids);
}
buyStack.Children.Add(BidBox);
// Add the stackpanels to the grid
Grid.SetColumn(col1Sp, 0);
Grid.SetColumn(col2Sp, 1);
Grid.SetColumn(price, 2);
Grid.SetColumn(buyStack, 3);
listingGrid.Children.Add(col1Sp);
listingGrid.Children.Add(col2Sp);
listingGrid.Children.Add(price);
listingGrid.Children.Add(buyStack);
return(listingGrid);
}
