/// <summary>
/// Method Name: AddFullTimeEmployee.
/// The purpose of thsi function is to get the data associated with a Full Time Employee from the user, and
/// add it to the database. The data will be validated before it is added to the database. Any errors
/// will be indicated to the user.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
private bool AddFullTimeEmployee()
{
// create a Full Time employee object which will house the following information
// for this full time employee
FullTimeEmployee entry = new FullTimeEmployee();
// declare local variables
bool result = false;
float salary = 0;
this.SetBaseAttributes(entry);
// get the date the employee was hired
Console.WriteLine("Please enter the date the employee was hired <YYYY-MM-DD>:");
result = entry.SetDateOfHire(Console.ReadLine());
while (result == false)
{
Console.WriteLine("Please enter a valid date in which the employee was hired <YYYY-MM-DD>:");
result = entry.SetDateOfHire(Console.ReadLine());
}
// get the employee's yearly salary
Console.WriteLine("Please enter the employee's yearly salary (example 45000.54):");
while (true)
{
try
{
salary = float.Parse(Console.ReadLine().Replace("$", ""));
if (entry.SetSalary(salary) != false)
{
break;
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Please re-enter a valid employee's salary (example 45000.54):");
}
}
catch
{
Console.WriteLine("Please re-enter a valid employee's salary (example 45000.54):");
}
}
// get the date of termination if the employee was fired
Console.WriteLine("Please enter a date of termination or enter a '0' if the employee is still employed at your company:");
result = entry.SetDateOfTermination(Console.ReadLine());
while (result == false)
{
Console.WriteLine("Please re-enter a valid date of termination or enter a '0' if the employee is still employed at your company:");
result = entry.SetDateOfTermination(Console.ReadLine());
}
// validate the employee information
if (entry.Validate() == false)
{
logfile.Log(new System.Diagnostics.StackTrace().GetFrame(0).GetMethod().Name, 'A', 'F', "Full-Time Employee");
Console.WriteLine("There was an error with the employee entered. Please add the employee again.");
return false;
}
// add the entry to the database
try
{
databaseContainer.Add(entry);
}
catch
{
// if there was an error indicate to the user that the employee could not be added to the database
Console.WriteLine("The employee could not be added to the database.");
logfile.Log(new System.Diagnostics.StackTrace().GetFrame(0).GetMethod().Name, 'A', 'F', "Full-Time Employee");
return false;
}
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("\nThe employee added was:\n");
logfile.Log(new System.Diagnostics.StackTrace().GetFrame(0).GetMethod().Name, 'A', 'S', "Full-Time Employee");
entry.Details();
return true;
}