public IActionResult Post([FromBody] SportTree sportTree) { try { var result = _sportTree.Add(sportTree); // returns a boolean based on the number of rows affected if (result) // if the post was successfully added to the db it will return true { return(StatusCode(200, StatusCodes.ReturnStatusObject("Successfully Added"))); } else // if the post was unsuccesful it will return false { return(StatusCode(400, StatusCodes.ReturnStatusObject("Insert Failed."))); } } catch (Exception eo) { return(StatusCode(400, StatusCodes.ReturnStatusObject("Insert Failed."))); } }