public ActionResult CreateArtWork(ArtistDropDownViewModel createArtWork) { if (ModelState.IsValid) { var artwork = new ArtWork { ArtistId = createArtWork.SelectedArtistId, Title = createArtWork.Title, YearOriginalCreated = createArtWork.YearOriginalCreated }; db.ArtWork.Add(artwork); db.SaveChanges(); return(RedirectToAction("Index")); } return(View(createArtWork)); }
public ActionResult CreateArtWork() { IEnumerable <SelectListItem> selectList = from a in db.Artist select new SelectListItem { Text = a.Name, Value = a.ArtistId.ToString() }; ArtistDropDownViewModel artistList = new ArtistDropDownViewModel { ArtistList = selectList }; return(View(artistList)); }