public ActionResult Create(Field field)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
field.FieldName = field.FieldName.Replace(" ", "_");
//add a field to a database and save it
context.Fields.Add(field);
context.SaveChanges();
//create another field
return RedirectToAction("Create");
}
return View(field);
}
//return a View to create a new form field along with a dropbox to select a field type
// GET: /Fields/Create
public ActionResult Create(int id)
{
ViewBag.UserTableId = id;
Field f = new Field();
f.UserTableId = id;
//create a list of items to be displayed in a dropdown box when creating new field
List<SelectListItem> items = new List<SelectListItem>();
items.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "Text", Value = "STRING", Selected = true });
items.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "Numeric", Value = "INTEGER" });
items.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "True/False", Value = "BOOL" });
//assign that list to a ViewBag so that it can be accessed from a View
ViewBag.fieldTypes = items;
//pass an empty form field to a View
return View(f);
}
public ActionResult Edit(Field field)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
context.Entry(field).State = EntityState.Modified;
context.SaveChanges();
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
ViewBag.PossibleUserTables = context.UserTables;
return View(field);
}