public ActionResult AddCategory(string catName)
{
DocsLinqDataContext doc_db = new DocsLinqDataContext();
catName = Request.Form["catName"].Trim();
int parentID = Convert.ToInt32(Request.Form["parentID"].Trim());
string comments = Request.Form["comments"].Trim();
// Initiate our error message collection
List<string> error_messages = new List<string>();
// Make sure the category name is not blank.
if (catName.Length == 0) { error_messages.Add("Category name is required."); }
if (error_messages.Count == 0) {
// Create new category object
docCategory newCat = new docCategory {
catName = catName,
parentID = parentID,
comments = comments
};
doc_db.docCategories.InsertOnSubmit(newCat);
try { // Attempt to save the category
doc_db.SubmitChanges();
return RedirectToAction("Index");
} catch (Exception e) {
error_messages.Add(e.Message);
}
}
ViewBag.catName = catName;
ViewBag.parentID = parentID;
ViewBag.comments = comments;
ViewBag.error_messages = error_messages;
// Get all categories
List<docCategory> categories = (from c in doc_db.docCategories
orderby c.catName
select c).ToList<docCategory>();
ViewBag.categories = categories;
return View();
}
public ActionResult EditCategory(string cat_id)
{
DocsLinqDataContext doc_db = new DocsLinqDataContext();
int catID = Convert.ToInt32(cat_id);
// Get all categories
List<docCategory> categories = (from cats in doc_db.docCategories
orderby cats.catName
select cats).ToList<docCategory>();
ViewBag.categories = categories;
// Get the category to be updated
docCategory cat = new docCategory();
cat = (from c in doc_db.docCategories
where c.catID.Equals(catID)
select c).FirstOrDefault<docCategory>();
ViewBag.cat = cat;
return View();
}
public ActionResult EditCategory(string cat_id, string catName)
{
DocsLinqDataContext doc_db = new DocsLinqDataContext();
int catID = Convert.ToInt32(cat_id);
catName = Request.Form["catName"].Trim();
int parentID = Convert.ToInt32(Request.Form["parentID"].Trim());
string comments = Request.Form["comments"];
// Initiate error messages list
List<string> error_messages = new List<string>();
// validate category info
if (catName.Length == 0) { error_messages.Add("Category name is required."); }
// Get the category to be updated
docCategory cat = new docCategory();
cat = (from c in doc_db.docCategories
where c.catID.Equals(catID)
select c).FirstOrDefault<docCategory>();
if (error_messages.Count == 0) { // Attempt to save category
cat.catName = catName;
cat.parentID = parentID;
cat.comments = comments;
try {
doc_db.SubmitChanges();
return RedirectToAction("Index");
} catch (Exception e) {
error_messages.Add(e.Message);
}
}
// Get all categories
List<docCategory> categories = (from cats in doc_db.docCategories
orderby cats.catName
select cats).ToList<docCategory>();
ViewBag.categories = categories;
ViewBag.cat = cat;
ViewBag.error_messages = error_messages;
return View();
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the category.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="catID">The cat ID.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <remarks></remarks>
public static docCategory GetCategory(int catID = 0)
{
docCategory cat = new docCategory();
DocsLinqDataContext doc_db = new DocsLinqDataContext();
if (catID > 0) {
cat = (from c in doc_db.docCategories
where c.catID.Equals(catID)
select c).Single<docCategory>();
}
return cat;
}