//allows update of blogs
        public ActionResult UpdateBlog(Blog thisBlog)
        {
            HomeDataController dataController = new HomeDataController();

            dataController.UpdateBlog(thisBlog);

            return(Content("succesful"));
        }
        /************************************************************* INSERT *********************************************/
        //allows insertion of new blogs
        public ActionResult InsertBlog(Blog thisBlog)
        {
            HomeDataController dataController = new HomeDataController();

            dataController.InsertNewBlog(thisBlog);

            return(Content("succes"));
        }
/************************************************************* UPDATE *********************************************/
        public SelectList GetBlogSelectList()
        {
            HomeDataController dataController = new HomeDataController();

            SelectList blogSelectList;

            blogSelectList = dataController.getAllBlogsSelectList();

            return(new SelectList(blogSelectList, "Value", "Text", new Blog().blogID));
        }
/************************************************************* GET *********************************************/

        //returns view of home page w/ blogs
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            HomeDataController dataController = new HomeDataController();

            List <Blog> blogList = new List <Blog>();

            blogList = dataController.getAllBlogsList();

            ViewBag.blogs = blogList;

            return(View(blogList));
        }
        public ActionResult GetBlog(int blogID)
        {
            HomeDataController dataController = new HomeDataController();

            Blog thisBlog = new Blog();

            thisBlog = dataController.GetBlog(blogID);

            System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Session["thisBlog"] = thisBlog;

            ViewBag.blogsSelectList = GetBlogSelectList();

            return(PartialView("UpdateBlogView"));
        }