private void AddNewAuthor()
{
if (Page.IsValid)
{
string firstName = txtFirstName.Text;
string lastName = txtLastName.Text;
string origin = ddlCountries.SelectedItem.Text;
string photo = ddlPhotos.SelectedValue;
string biography = txtBiography.Text;
//Creates an instance of Author class
Author author = new Author(firstName, lastName, origin, photo, biography);
if (!author.CheckIfAuthorExists(firstName,lastName))
{
//Appends a new author into database
author.AddAuthor(author);
lblNewAuthor.Text = firstName +" "+ lastName;
divSuccess.Visible = true;
divFail.Visible = false;
ClearTextFields();
}
else
{
author = null;
divSuccess.Visible = false;
divFail.Visible = true;
}
}
}