//The private method below helps to Extract the FullPath of the image uploaded...
private string UploadFileMethod(NewBranchViewModel model)
{
string UniqueFilePath = null;
if (model.ImageUrl != null)
{
//this provides us with the physical path to WWWroot folder
//then we combine the path with the "images", "branches" path
string RootFilePath = Path.Combine(_hostingEnvironment.WebRootPath, "images", "branches");
//extracting the image name
string imageName = model.ImageUrl.FileName;
string UniqueFilePaths = Path.Combine(RootFilePath, imageName);
UniqueFilePath = imageName;
//"copyTo" copies to the images/branches folder then "Filemode.create" "avails it n d server"
//We r wrapping it up in the Using block so it will be disposed off properly wen done
using (var fileStream = new FileStream(UniqueFilePaths, FileMode.Create))
{
model.ImageUrl.CopyTo(fileStream);
}
}
return(UniqueFilePath);
}
public IActionResult NewBranch(NewBranchViewModel model)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
string UniqueFilePath = UploadFileMethod(model);
var newBranch = new LibraryBranch
{
Id = model.Id,
Name = model.Name,
Address = model.Address,
Telephone = model.Telephone,
Description = model.Description,
OpenDate = model.OpenDate,
ImageUrl = UniqueFilePath
};
_branch.Add(newBranch);
return(RedirectToAction("Detail", new { id = model.Id }));
}
return(View());
}
public NewBranchPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
BindingContext = new NewBranchViewModel();
}
