public ActionResult Create(Candidate candidate, HttpPostedFileBase file)
{
if (file != null && file.ContentLength > 0)
{
candidate.Candidate_ImagePath = Path.GetExtension(file.FileName);
candidate.Candidate_Image = ConvertToBytes(file);
}
//if (ModelState.IsValid)
//{
candidate.Candidate_ID = candidate.GenerateCandID();
candidate.Candidate_TotalVotes = 0;
var admin = (string)Session["Admin_Username"];
candidate.Admin_Username = admin;
if (db.Candidates.Any(x => x.Candidate_ID == candidate.Candidate_ID) || db.Candidates.Any(x => x.Candidate_StudentNumber == candidate.Candidate_StudentNumber))
{
ModelState.Clear();
ViewBag.DuplicateMessage = "This candidate already exists.";
return(View("Create"));
}
var studentNum = db.MockStudents.Find(candidate.Candidate_StudentNumber);
if (studentNum == null)
{
ModelState.Clear();
ViewBag.ErrorMessage = "Invalid candidate! Not a registered DUT student!";
return(View("Create", candidate));
}
var party = db.Parties.Find(candidate.Party_Name);
if (party != null)
{
party.Party_NoOfCandidates += 1;
db.Entry(party).State = EntityState.Modified;
db.SaveChanges();
}
else if (party == null)
{
ModelState.Clear();
ViewBag.ErrorMessage = "Incorrect Party!";
return(View("Create", candidate));
}
db.Candidates.Add(candidate);
db.SaveChanges();
ModelState.Clear();
ViewBag.SuccessMessage = "Registration Successfully.";
return(View("Create", new Candidate()));
}