public CustomerBase CustomerAdd(CustomerAdd newItem)
{
//Attempt to add the new item
//Notice how we map the incoming data to the design model object
var addedItem = ds.Customers.Add(mapper.Map <CustomerAdd, Customer>(newItem));
ds.SaveChanges();
//If successful, return the added item, mapped to a view model object
return((addedItem == null) ? null : mapper.Map <Customer, CustomerBase>(addedItem));
}
public ActionResult Create(CustomerAdd newItem)
{
//Validate the input
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return(View(newItem));
}
//process the input
var addedItem = m.CustomerAdd(newItem);
if (addedItem == null)
{
return(View(newItem));
}
else
{
return(RedirectToAction("details", new { id = addedItem.CustomerId }));
}
}
