public List <Common.Models.Category> GetCategories() { try { var dal = new QuickKartRepository(); var categoryList = dal.GetCategoriesUsingLinq(); var categories = new List <Common.Models.Category>(); if (categoryList.Any()) { foreach (var cat in categoryList) { var category = new Common.Models.Category(); category.CategoryId = cat.CategoryId; category.CategoryName = cat.CategoryName; categories.Add(category); } } return(categories); } catch (Exception ex) { return(null); } }