public ActionResult List()
{
//construct VM using Linq
/*
* IEnumerable<EmplListVM> model = from e in EmplRepoStub.ReadAllEmployees()
* join d in DeptRepoStub.ReadAllDepartments()
* on e.DepartmentId equals d.Id
* select new EmplListVM
* {
* Name = e.FirstName + " " + e.LastName,
* DeptName = d.Name,
* PhoneNum = e.PhoneNum,
* EmplId = e.Id
* };
*/
//method syntax equivalent
IEnumerable <EmplListVM> model = EmplRepoStub.ReadAllEmployees()
.Join(
DeptRepoStub.ReadAllDepartments(),
empl => empl.DepartmentId,
dept => dept.Id,
(empl, dept) => new EmplListVM
{
Name = empl.FirstName + " " + empl.LastName,
DeptName = dept.Name,
PhoneNum = empl.PhoneNum,
EmplId = empl.Id
}
);
return(View(model));
}
/*HELPERS*/
/// <summary>
/// Load Departments for drop down selects
/// </summary>
/// <returns>List of SelectListItem's for Views</returns>
private static List <SelectListItem> GetDepartmentsSelectListItems()
{
return(DeptRepoStub.ReadAllDepartments()
.Select(
d => new SelectListItem
{
Text = d.Name,
Value = d.Id.ToString()
}
)
.ToList());
}
