public ActionResult Create(int? team) { var viewmodel = new CreatePlayerViewModel { RBI = 0, HomeRuns = 0, Average = 0, TeamId = team }; //items to populate in the drop down list viewmodel.TeamSelectList = DropDownHelper.BuildTeamSelectList(_teamDb); return View(viewmodel); }
public ActionResult Create(CreatePlayerViewModel viewmodel, HttpPostedFileBase avatar) { if (ModelState.IsValid) { Player player = new Player(); player.Name = viewmodel.Name; player.RBI = viewmodel.RBI; player.HomeRun = viewmodel.HomeRuns; player.Average = viewmodel.Average; player.TeamId = viewmodel.TeamId; //add new player to the database, after which player.ID is populated _playerDb.Add(player); if (avatar != null && avatar.ContentLength > 0) { AvatarImage image = AvatarUploader.UploadFile2(Server, avatar, player.ID, AvatarTypeEnum.Player); player.AvatarName = image.Name; if (!_playerDb.Update(player)) { ModelState.AddModelError("", GenericDatabaseError); viewmodel.TeamSelectList = DropDownHelper.BuildTeamSelectList(_teamDb); return View(viewmodel); } } return RedirectToAction("Details", new { id = player.ID }); } //this path is reached if the model is initially invalid viewmodel.TeamSelectList = DropDownHelper.BuildTeamSelectList(_teamDb); return View(viewmodel); }