public int CreateNewCategory(Category category) { using (DobbermanEntities context = new DobbermanEntities()) { // find out if category already exists by its name CategoryEntity validateCategory = (from p in context.Categories where p.Name == category.Name select p).FirstOrDefault(); if (!(validateCategory == null)) return validateCategory.CategoryId; CategoryEntity categoryEntity = new CategoryEntity() { Name = category.Name, Description = category.Description, Picture = category.Picture, }; context.AddToCategories(categoryEntity); context.SaveChanges(); return categoryEntity.CategoryId; } }
private Category TranslateCategoryEntityToCategory(CategoryEntity categoryEntity) { Category category = new Category() { CategoryId = categoryEntity.CategoryId, Name = categoryEntity.Name, Description = categoryEntity.Description, Picture = categoryEntity.Picture, }; return category; }