// GET: Actors/Create
public ActionResult Create()
{
//gets the database characters in List format
var ch = db.Charas.ToList();
//creates a new model to alocate the characters
var model = new ViewModelCreateActors();
//gets the array length
model.IdsAllCha = new int[db.Charas.Count()];
//allocates the Characters List
model.ListAllCha = ch;
//retuens the model
return(View(model));
}
public ActionResult Create(ViewModelCreateActors Actor, HttpPostedFileBase photo, DateTime Date, int valueButton)
{
//adds the list to the param bc this param will be empty
var p = db.Charas.ToList();
Actor.ListAllCha = p;
// verify the button value to redirect
Actor.ListAllCha = db.Charas;
if (valueButton == 1)
{
return(RedirectToAction("Create", "Characters"));
}
//new actor creation
Actors newActor = new Actors();
//define the Actor ID
int newID;
if (db.Actors.Count() == 0)
{
newID = 1;
}
else
{
newID = db.Actors.Max(a => a.ID) + 1;
}
newActor.ID = newID;
//List inicialization
var chr = db.Charas.ToList();
Actor.ListCha = chr;
//Name verification //thas not really necessary tbh
if (Actor.Name == null)
{
ModelState.AddModelError("", "Name not found");
return(View(Actor));
}
//define the photo name
string photoName = "ActorPhoto" + newID;
//will contain the photo Path
string pathPhoto = "";
//if the photo is null then
if (photo == null)
{
//returns the model state
ModelState.AddModelError("", "Image not found");
return(View(Actor));
}
else
{
//if the img format is jpg
if (photo.ContentType == "image/jpeg")
{
//give the photo a name and a Path
photoName = photoName + ".jpg";
newActor.Photograph = photoName;
pathPhoto = Path.Combine(Server.MapPath("~/Multimedia/Atores/"), photoName);
}
else
{
//if not the model state will be returned
ModelState.AddModelError("", "Invalid photo type");
return(View(Actor));
}
}
//Date validation
if (Date < DateTime.Now)
{
newActor.BD = Date;
}
else
{
ModelState.AddModelError("", "Invalid Date");
return(View(Actor));
}
//name attribution
newActor.Name = Actor.Name;
//MiniBio attribution
newActor.Minibio = Actor.Minibio;
//CharacerList Validation/attribution
if (Actor.IdsCha == null)
{
ModelState.AddModelError("", "No characters selected");
return(View(Actor));
}
//--Add the characters to the List
//charactersAux was created to add values
var CharacterAux = new List <Characters> {
};
foreach (var charac in Actor.IdsCha)
{
//ch1 is the character object
Characters ch1 = db.Charas.Find(charac);
//adds the ch1 to the Characters aux variable
CharacterAux.Add(ch1);
}
//characterList will receive the characterAux Values
newActor.CharacterList = CharacterAux;
//ModelState
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
db.Actors.Add(newActor);
db.SaveChanges();
//saves the photo Path
photo.SaveAs(pathPhoto);
return(RedirectToAction("Index"));
}
return(View(Actor));
}