// Overload
// Collect and store user data in temp list
private static List <Object> TempUserInfoHolder(Dictionary <string, string> fieldNames, int status)
{
// local variable to hold the new values
var temp = CollegeLists.TempObjectList();
foreach (KeyValuePair <string, string> kvp in fieldNames)
{
// Find what type of data we have to collect
if (kvp.Value.Contains("integer"))
{
// collect data => student status
temp.Add(status + 1);
}
else if (kvp.Value.Contains("decimal"))
{
// collect data => salary
temp.Add(CollectDecimalData(kvp.Key));
}
else if (kvp.Value.Contains("id"))
{
// GENERATE data => lecturerId/studentId
temp.Add(GenerateID(status + 1));
}
else
{
// Normal string data
temp.Add(ReadInput(kvp.Key));
}
}
return(temp);
}
// Create new student
// account with data stored in PersonData
private static void CreateNewStudentAccount(PersonData data)
{
Student student = new Student(data.Ppsn, data.Fname, data.Lname, data.Address, data.Phone, data.Email, data.Id, data.StudentStatus);
// Run validation abd display errors
ValidationContext context = new ValidationContext(student, null, null);
var result = CollegeLists.ValidationResultList();
bool valid = Validator.TryValidateObject(student, context, result, true);
if (!valid)
{
foreach (ValidationResult x in result)
{
Console.WriteLine(x.ErrorMessage);
}
Console.WriteLine("\nPlease try again. ");
Console.WriteLine("\nPress enter key to continue..");
Console.ReadLine();
DisplayMainMenu();
}
else
{
AddNewAccountToList(student);
DisplayMainMenu();
};
}
// Prepare new lecturer Account
public static void PrepareDataForNewLecturerAccount()
{
// Get all properties names and types
// and use them to collect user info
var fieldNames = CollegeLists.LecturerFields();
// Create new PersonData object
PersonData lecturer = new PersonData();
// Collect user info => tempUserInfoHolder return list<Object>
// and
// Save list<Object> to struct PersonData
lecturer.SetLecturerData(TempUserInfoHolder(fieldNames, STATUSLECTURER));
// Check if collected PPSN exist in users list and reasign new one if true
if (IsPpsnExistInList(lecturer.Ppsn))
{
do
{
if (ReadInput("PPSN already exist do you want to enter a new one? Y/N ").ToUpper() == "N")
{
// Answer 'N', Drop the list and go to Main menu
DisplayMainMenu();
break;
}
string newPpsn = ReadInput("Enter new PPSN... ");
if (!IsPpsnExistInList(newPpsn))
{
lecturer.Ppsn = newPpsn;
break;
}
} while (true);
}
// Everything is clear so we can
// Create new Lecturer Account
CreateNewLecturerAccount(lecturer);
}
// Collect and store
// user data in temp list
private static List <Object> TempUserInfoHolder(Dictionary <string, string> fieldNames)
{
// local variable to hold the new values
var temp = CollegeLists.TempObjectList();
// Read student status
int status = ReadStudentStatus();
foreach (KeyValuePair <string, string> kvp in fieldNames)
{
if (kvp.Value.Contains("decimal"))
{
// collect data => salary
temp.Add(CollectDecimalData(kvp.Key));
}
else if (kvp.Value.Contains("id"))
{
// GENERATE data => lecturerId/studentId
try
{
temp.Add(GenerateID(status + 1));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
}
else
{
// Normal string data
temp.Add(ReadInput(kvp.Key));
}
}
temp.Add(status);
return(temp);
}