// GET: Holiday
public ActionResult Index()
{
Random rand = new Random();
Holiday h = new Holiday();
switch (rand.Next(3))
{
case 0:
h.Name = "Queens Birthday";
h.Date = new DateTime(2016, 6, 6);
h.ImageFile = "queen.jpg";
break;
case 1:
h.Name = "Halloween";
h.Date = new DateTime(2016, 10, 31);
h.ImageFile = "halloween.jpg";
break;
case 2:
h.Name = "Boxing Day";
h.Date = new DateTime(2016, 12, 26);
h.ImageFile = "boxing.jpg";
break;
}
ViewBag.Name = h.Name;
ViewBag.Days = (int)(h.Date - DateTime.Now).TotalDays;
ViewBag.Image = h.ImageFile;
return View();
}
// GET: Holiday
public ActionResult Index()
{
// Avoid literals
int oneYear = 1;
int nHolidays = 3;
DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
int year = now.Year;
// Create our three holidays - would look different in proper architecture
// each holiday would probably have it's own class and inherit from Holiday base
Holiday haloween = new Holiday
{
Name = "Haloween",
Date = new DateTime(year, 10, 31),
ImageFileName = "/Images/Holidays/haloween.JPG"
};
Holiday boxingDay = new Holiday
{
Name = "Boxing Day",
Date = new DateTime(year, 12, 26),
ImageFileName = "/Images/Holidays/boxing_day.PNG"
};
Holiday queensBirthday = new Holiday
{
Name = "Queens Birthday",
Date = new DateTime(year, 6, 6),
ImageFileName = "/Images/Holidays/queens_birthday.PNG"
};
// Create empty holiday
Holiday returnHoliday = new Holiday();
// Generate random number based on number of holidays
Random r = new Random();
int rHoliday = r.Next(nHolidays);
// Switch on generated number - this would be in a factory
switch (rHoliday)
{
case 0:
returnHoliday = haloween;
break;
case 1:
returnHoliday = boxingDay;
break;
case 2:
returnHoliday = queensBirthday;
break;
}
// Check to see that we haven't already had the date this year
// if we have, simply add one year so that we count down till
// the next occurance of the holiday
if (returnHoliday.Date < now)
returnHoliday.Date = returnHoliday.Date.AddYears(oneYear);
// Work out & set DaysUntilHoliday property
returnHoliday.DaysUntilHoliday = (int)(returnHoliday.Date - now).TotalDays;
// Return the View and pass the holiday
return View(returnHoliday);
}