public static ProductType ConvertToEntity(this ProductTypeAddModel addModel) => new ProductType { CategoryId = addModel.CategoryId, Name = addModel.Name, DateModified = addModel.DateModified };
public IActionResult CreateProductType(ProductTypeAddModel addModel) { //check validation if (ModelState.IsValid) { //add product type to database eCommerce.AddProductType(addModel, out ICollection <string> errors); //return if error happen if (errors.Any()) { ViewData[GlobalViewBagKeys.Errors] = errors; return(View(addModel)); } //get the just added product type try { //find exactly 1 record ProductTypeView productType = eCommerce .GetProductTypesBy(new ProductTypeSearchModel { DateTimeModified = addModel.DateModified, SearchString = addModel.Name }, null, null) .Single(); //if found exactly 1 record then continue to next step return(RedirectToAction("Index", new { productTypeId = int.Parse(productType.Id) })); } catch (Exception) //if not exactly 1 record then throw error and return { errors.Add("There is a problem adding product type please try again"); } } return(View(addModel)); }