/// <summary>
/// Adds a new section to the forum system.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">The name.</param>
/// <param name="description">The description.</param>
/// <param name="orderNo">The order no for the section. Sections are sorted ascending on orderno.</param>
/// <returns>
/// the SectionID of the new section. Or Zero if failed
/// </returns>
public static int AddNewSection(string name, string description, short orderNo)
{
SectionEntity section = new SectionEntity();
// fill the entity fields with data
section.SectionName = name;
section.SectionDescription = description;
section.OrderNo = orderNo;
// try to save the entity
bool saveResult = section.Save();
// if succeeds return the new ID, else return Zero.
if(saveResult == true)
{
return section.SectionID;
}
else
{
return 0;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Modifies the given section's name and description
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ID">ID of section to modify</param>
/// <param name="name">New name of section</param>
/// <param name="description">Description of section</param>
/// <param name="orderNo">The order no for the section. Sections are sorted ascending on orderno.</param>
/// <returns>True if succeeded, false otherwise</returns>
public static bool ModifySection(int ID, string name, string description, short orderNo)
{
// load the entity from the database
SectionEntity section = new SectionEntity(ID);
//check if the entity is new (not found in the database), then return false.
if(section.IsNew == true)
{
return false;
}
// update the fields with new values
section.SectionName = name;
section.SectionDescription = description;
section.OrderNo = orderNo;
//try to save the changes
return section.Save();
}