public void AddBoard(CreateBoardFormDto dto)
{
var board = new Board
{
Name = dto.Name,
Description = dto.Description
};
using (var db = new PGSBoardContext())
{
db.Boards.Add(board);
db.SaveChanges();
}
}
public ActionResult CreateBoard([Bind(Prefix = "CreateBoardFormDto")] CreateBoardFormDto dto) //We need bind attribute because:
//CreateBoardFormDto is member of ShowBoardsViewModel which is model of Create view, as you can see in this view
//in helpers texboxfor we tells ASP that this field is for m.CreateBoardFormDto.Name so ASP will name this input field
//CreateBoardFormDto_Name - and there is a problem because CreateBoardFormDto has no field CreateBoardFormDto_Name, it has
//only Name field so we need tell ASP that in this form names there is a prefix CreateBoardFormDto
{
if (this.ModelState.IsValid) //We need to check if our dto is valid (see validation attributes in dto)
{
this._boardsService.CreateBoard(dto); //If is valid we are calling create board service
return(RedirectToAction("Index")); //After it redirect to Index view
}
var viewModel = this._boardsService.GetCreateBoardViewModel(); //If dto is invalid create viewmodel again
viewModel.CreateBoardFormDto = dto; //Pass there invalid dto to not lose information from all fields user filled
return(View(viewModel)); //Show Create board view again
}
//Method for creating new board
public void CreateBoard(CreateBoardFormDto dto)
{
this.boardsRepository.AddBoard(dto);
}
