/// <summary>
/// Converts the nickname DAO to a DTO to send to the front end
/// </summary>
/// <param name="nickname">The DAO for the nickname</param>
/// <returns>The DTO for the nickname</returns>
private NicknameDTO DAO2DTO(Nicknames nickname)
{
NicknameDTO nicknameDTO = null;
nicknameDTO = new NicknameDTO();
nicknameDTO.ID = nickname.StudentId;
nicknameDTO.Nickname = nickname.NickName;
nicknameDTO.StudentID = nickname.Sid;
return(nicknameDTO);
}
/// <summary>
/// Used to get a student nickname by their studentId
/// </summary>
/// <param name="studentId">The studentId to look up</param>
/// <returns>The nickname</returns>
public NicknameDTO GetStudentNicknameByStudentID(string studentId)
{
NicknameDTO nicknameDTO = null;
using (helpdesksystemContext context = new helpdesksystemContext())
{
var nicknameDAO = context.Nicknames.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Sid == studentId);
if (nicknameDAO == null)
{
return(null);
}
nicknameDTO = DAO2DTO(nicknameDAO);
}
return(nicknameDTO);
}
