public void InsertWaiterInfo()
{
//the code that exsits withen this method is a standered CRUD insert form AppDev1
eRestaurantController controller = new eRestaurantController();
//load an instance of contorller
Waiter item = new Waiter();
item.WaiterID = 0;//identity feild for SQL therefore set to 0
item.FirstName = FirstName.Text;
item.LastName = LastName.Text;
item.Phone = Phone.Text;
item.Address = Address.Text;
item.HireDate = DateTime.Parse(HiredDate.Text);
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ReleaseDate.Text))
{
item.ReleaseDate = null;
}
else
{
item.ReleaseDate = DateTime.Parse(ReleaseDate.Text);
}
//call the controller's add method for the waiter
controller.Waiter_Add(item);
//rebind the drop down list (WaiterList) so the new waiter will appear in the list
WaiterList.DataBind();
}
//INSERT
public void InsertWaiterInfo()
{
//The code that exists within this method is a standard CRUD insert.
//Similar to what was learned in APPDEV 1
eRestaurantController controller = new eRestaurantController();
//Load an instance of Waiter.
Waiter insertWaiter = new Waiter();
insertWaiter.WaiterID = 0;
insertWaiter.FirstName = FirstName.Text;
insertWaiter.LastName = LastName.Text;
insertWaiter.Phone = Phone.Text;
insertWaiter.Address = Address.Text;
insertWaiter.HireDate = DateTime.Parse(HiredDate.Text);
//Check if the release date is Null/Empty
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ReleaseDate.Text))
{
insertWaiter.ReleaseDate = null; //This can be null becuase in the database it is set to "Nullable"
}
else
{
insertWaiter.ReleaseDate = DateTime.Parse(ReleaseDate.Text);
}
//Add waiter to the database.
controller.Waiter_Add(insertWaiter);
//Rebind the dropdown (WaiterList) so the new entry will appear in the list.
WaiterList.DataBind();
}
