// mechanism to get default values for dropdowns
public async Task <ObservableCollection <AppValues> > GetDefaultValuesAsync(string Category, string parentKey = "")
{
// grab data from database
DbAccessor db = new DbAccessor();
var Source = UtilHelper.ConvertToObservable <AppValues>(db.GetTableItemsObservable <AppValues>().Where(x => x.CatType == Category).ToList());
// filter list if we just need root parent values.
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(parentKey))
{
Source = UtilHelper.ConvertToObservable <AppValues>(Source.Where(x => x.ParentKey == parentKey).ToList());
}
// grab the current culture here and set the value field
var cult = this.GetCurrentCulture();
if (cult == "ar")
{
foreach (var item in Source)
{
item.Value = item.Arabic;
}
}
else
{
foreach (var item in Source)
{
item.Value = item.English;
}
}
return(Source);
}
private async void GetDropdownValues()
{
// pull from db then pre-populate
ApiServiceIndividual api = new ApiServiceIndividual();
_MainList = await api.GetDefaultValuesAsync("Complaints");
// set root list here
Cat1List = UtilHelper.ConvertToObservable <AppValues>(_MainList.Where(x => x.ParentKey == "0").ToList());
}
public async Task <ObservableCollection <ComplaintRaised> > GetComplaintsAsync()
{
// grab data from database
DbAccessor db = new DbAccessor();
var Source = db.GetTableItemsObservable <ComplaintRaised>();
// order by date asc so we see latest first
var newsource = UtilHelper.ConvertToObservable <ComplaintRaised>(Source.OrderByDescending(x => x.CreateDateCast).ToList());
return(newsource);
}
