//Output information of created box
public ActionResult RequestBox(BoxModel viewModel)
{
//Show a view consisting of the fields of the box
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
string message = string.Format("The request for box with with size {0}:{1}:{2} and weight {3}, color {4} and material {5} was successfully accepted."
, viewModel.Width, viewModel.Height, viewModel.Length, viewModel.Weight, viewModel.Colour, viewModel.Material);
//Create DTO
BoxDTO box = new BoxDTO();
//Set Properties of DTO
foreach (PropertyInfo property in box.GetType().GetProperties())
{
property.SetValue(box, viewModel.GetType().GetProperty(property.Name).GetValue(viewModel));
}
_service.Insert(box);
ViewBag.SuccessMessage = message;
return(View());
}
//Go back to creating a box, because something was not valid
else
{
TempData["viewModel"] = viewModel;
return(RedirectToAction("Create"));
}
}
public IHttpActionResult PostBox(Box obj)
{
return(Ok(boxService.Insert(obj)));
}