private ActionResult createWebDeveloperViewModel(int id, out WebDeveloperViewModel wdViewModel)
{
//Create the web developer view model
wdViewModel = new WebDeveloperViewModel();
WebDeveloper wd;
List <WebTechnology> wtList;
List <Stack> stackList;
//Extract the web developer from the DB
using (var context = new Context())
{
wd = context.WebDeveloper.Include(x => x.Stacks).Include(x => x.WebTechnologies).SingleOrDefault(x => x.Id == id);
wtList = context.WebTechnology.ToList();
stackList = context.Stack.ToList();
}
if (wd == null)
{
return(HttpNotFound());
}
//Assign the properties of the extracted web developer to the viewmodel, here we could use a mapper utility
//like AutoMapper which semplify out work
wdViewModel.FirstName = wd.FirstName;
wdViewModel.LastName = wd.LastName;
wdViewModel.Address = wd.Address;
wdViewModel.Comments = wd.Comments;
wdViewModel.ContactPhone = wd.ContactPhone;
wdViewModel.DayOfBirth = wd.DayOfBirth;
wdViewModel.Email = wd.Email;
wdViewModel.Id = wd.Id;
wdViewModel.YearsOfExperience = wd.YearsOfExperience;
wdViewModel.WebTechnologies = new List <WebTechnologyViewModel>();
wdViewModel.Stacks = new List <StackViewModel>();
//Assign the web technologies to the view model
foreach (var wt in wtList)
{
var wtViewModel = new WebTechnologyViewModel();
wtViewModel.Id = wt.Id;
wtViewModel.Name = wt.Name;
wtViewModel.IsSelected = wd.WebTechnologies.Any(x => x.Id == wt.Id);
wdViewModel.WebTechnologies.Add(wtViewModel);
}
//Assign the stack to the view model
foreach (var stack in stackList)
{
var stackViewModel = new StackViewModel();
stackViewModel.Id = stack.Id;
stackViewModel.Name = stack.Name;
stackViewModel.IsSelected = wd.Stacks.Any(x => x.Id == stack.Id);
wdViewModel.Stacks.Add(stackViewModel);
}
return(Content(""));
}
// GET: WebDevelopers/Create
public ActionResult Create()
{
List <WebTechnology> wtList;
List <Stack> stackList;
using (var context = new Context())
{
wtList = context.WebTechnology.ToList();
stackList = context.Stack.ToList();
}
//Create a new web developer view model to bind the inserted data into the view
WebDeveloperViewModel wdViewModel = new WebDeveloperViewModel();
wdViewModel.DayOfBirth = new DateTime(1990, 1, 1);
wdViewModel.WebTechnologies = new List <WebTechnologyViewModel>();
foreach (var wt in wtList)
{
var wtViewModel = new WebTechnologyViewModel();
wtViewModel.Id = wt.Id;
wtViewModel.Name = wt.Name;
wdViewModel.WebTechnologies.Add(wtViewModel);
}
wdViewModel.Stacks = new List <StackViewModel>();
foreach (var stack in stackList)
{
var stackViewModel = new StackViewModel();
stackViewModel.Id = stack.Id;
stackViewModel.Name = stack.Name;
wdViewModel.Stacks.Add(stackViewModel);
}
ViewBag.ReadOnly = false;
return(View("WebDeveloperForm", wdViewModel));
}
