public ActionResult CreateEmployee(CreateEmployeeVM vm)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
var model = new Employee
{
FirstName = vm.FirstName,
LastName = vm.LastName,
PhoneNumber = vm.PhoneNumber,
Email = vm.Email,
JobTitle = vm.JobTitle,
CompanyID = vm.CompanyID
};
context.SaveEmployee(model);
//DRJ - now let's build the card
//DRJ - finding the newly created employee's id
int employeeID = context.Employees
.Where(e => e.LastName == model.LastName && e.CompanyID == model.CompanyID)
.Select(e => e.ID)
.FirstOrDefault();
var card = new Card
{
CardName = vm.FirstName + " " + vm.LastName + "'s Business Card",
EmployeeID = employeeID
};
//DRJ - creating the card
context.SaveCard(card);
int cardID = context.Cards
.Where(c => c.CardName == card.CardName && c.EmployeeID == card.EmployeeID)
.Select(c => c.ID)
.FirstOrDefault();
//DRJ - sending the user to view their business card
return RedirectToAction("Index", "Card", new { id = cardID });
}
//need to repopulate list if there are model binding issues
vm.CompanyList = context.Companies
.OrderBy(c => c.CompanyName)
.Select(c => new SelectListItem { Text = c.CompanyName, Value = c.ID.ToString() });
return View(vm);
}
public void SaveEmployee(Employee employee)
{
if (employee.ID == 0)
{
context.Employees.Add(employee);
context.SaveChanges();
}
else
{
Employee dbEntry = context.Employees.Find(employee.ID);
if (dbEntry != null)
{
dbEntry.FirstName = employee.FirstName;
dbEntry.LastName = employee.LastName;
dbEntry.PhoneNumber = employee.PhoneNumber;
dbEntry.JobTitle = employee.JobTitle;
dbEntry.CompanyID = employee.CompanyID;
dbEntry.Email = employee.Email;
context.SaveChanges();
}
}
}
public ActionResult Edit(CardAdminVM vm)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
var Card = new Card
{
CardName = vm.FirstName + " " + vm.LastName + "'s Business Card",
EmployeeID = vm.EmployeeID
};
var Employee = new Employee
{
ID = vm.EmployeeID,
FirstName = vm.FirstName,
LastName = vm.LastName,
JobTitle = vm.JobTitle,
PhoneNumber = vm.PhoneNumber,
Email = vm.Email,
CompanyID = vm.CompanyID
};
context.SaveEmployee(Employee);
//context.SaveCard(Card);
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
//DRJ - getting the company list
vm.CompanyList = context.Companies
.OrderBy(c => c.CompanyName)
.Select(c => new SelectListItem { Text = c.CompanyName, Value = c.ID.ToString() });
//DRJ - getting the state list
vm.StateList = context.States.OrderBy(s => s.Abbreviation)
.Select(s => new SelectListItem { Text = s.Name, Value = s.Abbreviation });
return View(vm);
}