[ValidateAntiForgeryToken] // step 22b:
public ActionResult Create(QuizFormViewModel viewModel) // takes parameter of QuizFormViewModel -- the model behind the view. When posting the form will result this action
{
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
viewModel.Genres = _context.Genres.ToList();
return View("QuizForm", viewModel);
}
var userId = User.Identity.GetUserId(); // need to set the authorId, need an applicationUser object
//var author = _context.Users.Single(u => u.Id == userId); // accessing when not using FK
//var genre = _context.Genres.Single(g => g.Id == viewModel.Genre); // accessing when not using FK
// step 13c: creating new Quiz object and converting it to the viewModel object
var quiz = new Quiz
{
// need to set the authorId, need an applicationUser object
// Author = author,
Creation = viewModel.GetDateTime(),
// Genre = genre,
Title = viewModel.Title,
Description = viewModel.Description,
// step 14: Modified by adding the FK for Author and Genre. the above are uncommented.
AuthorId = userId,
GenreId = viewModel.Genre
};
// adding the object to the contex to be tracked by EF
// Ef will generate a sql statment and execute it against the database.
_context.Guizzes.Add(quiz);
_context.SaveChanges();
return RedirectToAction("QuizsIndex", "Home"); // redirecting the user to the homepage --> later to the list of all the upcoming quizzes
}
