public static bool AddSelectedStudent(SelectedStudent std)
{
// check if student is not already selected
foreach (SelectedStudent s in selectedStudents)
{
// check on uniquely identified email address
if (s.email_id.Equals(std.email_id))
{
return(false);
}
}
// otherwise insert in the list of selected students
selectedStudents.Add(std);
// Code to insert into database
return(true);
}
// core algorithm to generate the merit list
public static void GenerateMeritList()
{
// Sorting Students Applications On the Basis of Merit
List <StudentApplication> ApplicationsSortedList = APPLICATION.applications.OrderByDescending(o => o.aggregate).ToList();
// go through all student applications
foreach (StudentApplication app in ApplicationsSortedList)
{
// go through the selectd preferences of the student
// if not selected in first preference
foreach (Preference p in app.preferences)
{
// get the Department object to check the seats quota
Department d = departments.Single(o => o.dept_name.Equals(p.pref_dept_name));
if (d.dept_seats_quota != 0)
{
// create new object of selected Student to add in the list
SelectedStudent selected = new SelectedStudent();
selected.ARN = app.app_ref_number;
selected.email_id = app.std_email;
selected.father_name = app.std_father_name;
selected.name = app.student_name;
selected.aggregate = app.aggregate;
selected.department = p.pref_dept_name;
// add student to the list of selected students
selectedStudents.Add(selected);
// change the remaining seats in the departments
foreach (Department dpt in departments)
{
if (dpt.dept_name.Equals(d.dept_name))
{
dpt.dept_seats_quota = dpt.dept_seats_quota - 1;
break;
}
}
break;
}
}
}
}
