private string ProcessUploadedFile(EmplyoeeCreateViewModel model)
{
string uniqueFileName = null;
if (model.Photo != null)
{
string uplaodsFolder = Path.Combine(hostingEnvironment.WebRootPath, "images");
uniqueFileName = Guid.NewGuid().ToString() + "_" + model.Photo.FileName;
string filePath = Path.Combine(uplaodsFolder, uniqueFileName);
using (var fileStream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create))
{
model.Photo.CopyTo(fileStream);
}
}
return(uniqueFileName);
}
public IActionResult Create(EmplyoeeCreateViewModel model)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
string uniqueFileName = ProcessUploadedFile(model);
Employee newEmployee = new Employee {
Name = model.Name,
Email = model.Email,
Department = model.Department,
// Store the file name in PhotoPath property of the employee object
// which gets saved to the Employees database table
PhotoPath = uniqueFileName
};
_employeeRepository.Add(newEmployee);
return(RedirectToAction("Details", new { id = newEmployee.Id }));
}
return(View());
}
