public async Task<bool> LoadPitcherDataAsync(PlayersContextViewModel context, string cachedJson = "")
{
List<PitcherModel> pitchers;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(cachedJson))
{
var dataContext = new DataContext();
var svcResult = string.Empty;
svcResult = await dataContext.GetPitchersAsync(context.SelectedBatterId, context.SelectedYearId);
if (svcResult == null) { return false; } //no results message
//PitchersDataString = svcResult;
pitchers = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<PitcherModel>>(svcResult);
}
else
{
pitchers = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<PitcherModel>>(cachedJson);
}
var groupedItems =
from pitcher in pitchers
orderby pitcher.FirstName
select new PlayersPitchersViewModel
{
FirstLetter = pitcher.FirstName.Substring(0, 1),
LineOne = pitcher.GetDisplayName(),
PitcherId = pitcher.RetroId
} into list
group list by list.FirstLetter into listByYear
select new KeyedList<string, PlayersPitchersViewModel>(listByYear);
PitcherItems.Clear();
foreach (var viewModelItem in groupedItems)
{
PitcherItems.Add(viewModelItem);
}
return true;
}
