// Edit a job duty's list of employees
public JobDutyWithEmployees JobDutyEditEmployees(JobDutyEditEmployees newItem)
{
// Attempt to fetch the object
// When editing an object with a to-many collection,
// and you wish to edit the collection,
// MUST fetch its associated collection
var o = ds.JobDuties.Include("Employees")
.SingleOrDefault(e => e.Id == newItem.Id);
if (o == null)
{
// Problem - object was not found, so return
return(null);
}
else
{
// Update the object with the incoming values
// First, clear out the existing collection
o.Employees.Clear();
// Then, go through the incoming items
// For each one, add to the fetched object's collection
foreach (var item in newItem.EmployeeIds)
{
var a = ds.Employees.Find(item);
o.Employees.Add(a);
}
// Save changes
ds.SaveChanges();
return(Mapper.Map <JobDutyWithEmployees>(o));
}
}
public ActionResult JobDutyAndEmployees(int?id, JobDutyEditEmployees newItem)
{
// Validate the input
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
// Our "version 1" approach is to display the "edit form" again
return(RedirectToAction("JobDutyAndEmployees", new { id = newItem.Id }));
}
if (id.GetValueOrDefault() != newItem.Id)
{
// This appears to be data tampering, so redirect the user away
return(RedirectToAction("ByJobDuty"));
}
// Attempt to do the update
var editedItem = m.JobDutyEditEmployees(newItem);
if (editedItem == null)
{
// There was a problem updating the object
// Our "version 1" approach is to display the "edit form" again
return(RedirectToAction("ByJobDuty", new { id = newItem.Id }));
}
else
{
// Show the details view, which will have the updated data
return(RedirectToAction("ByJobDutyWithEmployees", new { id = newItem.Id }));
}
}
public ActionResult JobDutyAndEmployees(int? id, JobDutyEditEmployees newItem)
{
// Validate the input
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
// Our "version 1" approach is to display the "edit form" again
return RedirectToAction("JobDutyAndEmployees", new { id = newItem.Id });
}
if (id.GetValueOrDefault() != newItem.Id)
{
// This appears to be data tampering, so redirect the user away
return RedirectToAction("ByJobDuty");
}
// Attempt to do the update
var editedItem = m.JobDutyEditEmployees(newItem);
if (editedItem == null)
{
// There was a problem updating the object
// Our "version 1" approach is to display the "edit form" again
return RedirectToAction("ByJobDuty", new { id = newItem.Id });
}
else
{
// Show the details view, which will have the updated data
return RedirectToAction("ByJobDutyWithEmployees", new { id = newItem.Id });
}
}
// Edit a job duty's list of employees
public JobDutyWithEmployees JobDutyEditEmployees(JobDutyEditEmployees newItem)
{
// Attempt to fetch the object
// When editing an object with a to-many collection,
// and you wish to edit the collection,
// MUST fetch its associated collection
var o = ds.JobDuties.Include("Employees")
.SingleOrDefault(e => e.Id == newItem.Id);
if (o == null)
{
// Problem - object was not found, so return
return null;
}
else
{
// Update the object with the incoming values
// First, clear out the existing collection
o.Employees.Clear();
// Then, go through the incoming items
// For each one, add to the fetched object's collection
foreach (var item in newItem.EmployeeIds)
{
var a = ds.Employees.Find(item);
o.Employees.Add(a);
}
// Save changes
ds.SaveChanges();
return Mapper.Map<JobDutyWithEmployees>(o);
}
}