private List <TagModel> getTags()
{
List <TagModel> tags = new List <TagModel>();
// the fail case for this method is if there is no selected language
if (Session["Language"] == null)
{
return(tags);
}
// check if Session already has a tags list
if (Session["Tags"] != null)
{
tags = (List <TagModel>)Session["Tags"];
// now, if the list isn't empty return it
if (tags.Count != 0)
{
return(tags);
}
}
// otherwise, Session does not have a tags list object, so we'll instead start checking the database
// now load the tags from the database
List <TagDataModel> dmClassifications = TagProcessor.LoadTags((int)Session["Language"]);
foreach (TagDataModel tag in dmClassifications)
{
tags.Add(new TagModel
{
Id = tag.Id,
Name = tag.Name,
Description = tag.Description
});
}
// now make sure Session has tags list
if (Session["Tags"] != null)
{
Session["Tags"] = tags;
}
else
{
Session.Add("Tags", tags);
}
return(tags);
}
