public EmployeeBase EmployeeAdd(EmployeeAdd newItem)
{
//Attempt to add new employee
var addedEmployee = ds.Employees.Add(mapper.Map <EmployeeAdd, Employee>(newItem));
ds.SaveChanges();
//If successful, return the added item, mapped to a view model object
return((addedEmployee == null) ? null : mapper.Map <Employee, EmployeeBase>(addedEmployee));
}
public ActionResult Create(EmployeeAdd newEmployee)
{
//validate the input
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return(View(newEmployee));
}
//Process the input
var addedEmployee = m.EmployeeAdd(newEmployee);
if (addedEmployee == null)
{
return(View(newEmployee));
}
else
{
return(RedirectToAction("details", new { id = addedEmployee.EmployeeId }));
}
}
