public async Task <IActionResult> GetAllProducts()
{
List <Product> products = await _robotoRepo.GetProducts();
ProductListingVM productListVM = new ProductListingVM
{
Products = products
};
return(View(productListVM));
}
/// <summary>
/// populates the list of items to shop and allows users to search for a specific item by name
/// </summary>
/// <param name="searchString">the name of the item to search for</param>
/// <returns>a list of items on search parameters (shows all products if search string is null)</returns>
public IActionResult Index(string searchString)
{
var products = _robotoRepo.GetProducts().Result.AsQueryable();
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(searchString))
{
products = products.Where(s => s.Name.ToLower().Contains(searchString.ToLower()));
}
ProductListingVM productListVM = new ProductListingVM
{
Products = products.ToList()
};
return(View(productListVM));
}
