// post action method to add new phone in records
// method utilizes hidden filed and uses action for both purposes adding new phone and editing the phone based on id
public async Task <IActionResult> New(SmartPhoneModel phone)
{
try
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
if (phone.PhoneId > 0)
{
_DbContext.Update(phone);
await _DbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
}
else
{
_DbContext.Add(phone);
await _DbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
}
return(RedirectToAction("Phones"));
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
return(RedirectToAction("Phones"));
}
return(View(phone));
}
// default action method for new creation of phone record
public IActionResult Create(SmartPhoneModel phone)
{
return(View(phone));
}