/// <summary>
/// Reads valid data to create a new student and save it to the database
/// </summary>
private static void CreateStudent()
{
StudentType type = StudentType.Kinder;
bool validType = false;
Console.WriteLine("Specify the student type (K)inder, (E)lementary, (H)igh, (U)niversity; introducing the letter enclosed in parenthesis and hitting enter: ");
string answer = Console.ReadLine();
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(answer))
{
answer = answer[0].ToString().ToUpper();
switch (answer)
{
case "K":
validType = true;
break;
case "E":
validType = true;
type = StudentType.Elementary;
break;
case "H":
validType = true;
type = StudentType.High;
break;
case "U":
validType = true;
type = StudentType.University;
break;
}
}
string name = string.Empty;
Console.WriteLine("Please introduce the student's name, it must no be empty: ");
name = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Specify the student gender (M)ale, (F)emale; introducing the letter enclosed in parenthesis and hitting enter: ");
string gender = string.Empty;
gender = Console.ReadLine();
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(gender))
{
gender = gender.Trim();
if (gender.Length > 0)
{
gender = gender[0].ToString().ToUpper();
}
}
if (validType && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(name) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(gender) && (gender == "M" || gender == "F"))
{
Student student = new Student();
student.Type = type;
student.Name = name;
student.Gender = gender == "M" ? "Male" : "Female";
student.Enabled = true;
student.UpdatedOn = DateTime.Now;
if (!StudentMapper.Exists(student))
{
if (StudentMapper.Insert(student))
{
ShowContinueMessage("The student was added successfully.");
}
else
{
ShowContinueMessage("We found and error adding the student please review logs and try again.");
}
}
else
{
ShowContinueMessage("There is already a student with the same data added, we don't allow duplicates. You can search it for edit if you want.");
}
}
else
{
ShowContinueMessage("There is an error with your data. Please verify that the Type is K for Kinder, E for Elementary, H for High, U for University, The name is not empty and Gender is M for Male or F for Female.");
}
}