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// Add new
public ManufacturerBase AddManufacturer(ManufacturerAdd newItem)
{
// Create a design model object
Manufacturer man = new Manufacturer();
man.Name = newItem.Name;
man.Country = newItem.Country;
man.YearStarted = newItem.YearStarted;
// Add and save
ds.Manufacturers.Add(man);
ds.SaveChanges();
// Prepare the object to be returned
ManufacturerBase addedItem = new ManufacturerBase();
addedItem.Id = man.Id;
addedItem.Name = man.Name;
addedItem.Country = man.Country;
addedItem.YearStarted = man.YearStarted;
// Return the result
return addedItem;
}
