public ActionResult Create(BlogInputModel model)
{
//Executes the following only when the data inputted is
//of the correct format
if(model != null && this.ModelState.IsValid)
{
//Finds the current user using the system
var currentUser = User.Identity.GetUserId();
//Creates a new post based on the model
var newBlog = new Post()
{
PostId = model.Id,
UserId = currentUser,
Title = model.Title,
Category = model.Category,
Content = model.Content,
Author = db.Users.OfType<Admin>().FirstOrDefault(e=> e.Id.Equals(currentUser))
};
//Adds new post to the database
this.db.Posts.Add(newBlog);
this.db.SaveChanges();
this.AddNotification("Post Created Successfully", NotificationType.SUCCESS);
//Redirects to the list of blogs
return this.RedirectToAction("BlogList");
}
this.AddNotification("Oops, a post wasn't created", NotificationType.ERROR);
//Returns to the post page
return this.View(model);
}
public ActionResult Edit(int Id, BlogInputModel model)
{
//Finds blog that has the primary key of the value of 'id'
var editBlog = this.FindBlog(Id);
//Redirects back to the blog list if no blog is found
if (editBlog == null)
{
return this.RedirectToAction("BlogList");
}
//Updates the data inside database
//Executes this only if the data entered is correct
if (model != null && this.ModelState.IsValid)
{
editBlog.Title = model.Title;
editBlog.Content = model.Content;
editBlog.Category = model.Category;
//Updates the values of the entry and redirects back to the blog list
this.db.SaveChanges();
this.AddNotification("Post Updated Successfully", NotificationType.SUCCESS);
return this.RedirectToAction("BlogList");
}
//Returnds to the edit page with the post data
this.AddNotification("Ooops, Post Update Failed", NotificationType.ERROR);
return this.View(model);
}
