/// <summary>
/// Gets the poll data specified by the pollID, and returns it in a <see cref="PollDataSet"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="pollID">The ID of the poll to retrieve.</param>
/// <returns>A <see cref="PollDataSet"/> containing the specified poll data.</returns>
public static PollDataSet GetPoll(Int32 pollID)
{
PollDataSet p = null;
HttpContext context = HttpContext.Current;
if (context == null)
{
p = Polling.Provider.GetPoll(pollID);
}
else
{
lock ( cacheSyncObject )
{
String cacheKey = "MetaBuilders Polling Current PollDataSet By ID " + pollID.ToString(System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
p = Polling.GetPollFromCache(cacheKey);
if (p == null)
{
p = Polling.Provider.GetPoll(pollID);
Polling.InsertPollIntoCache(cacheKey, p);
}
}
}
return(p ?? new PollDataSet());
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the current poll data and returns it in a <see cref="PollDataSet"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <p>Which poll is deemed "current" is up to the provider, but the built in providers use the current date and given category as the determining factor.</p>
/// </remarks>
/// <returns>A <see cref="PollDataSet"/> containing the current poll.</returns>
public static PollDataSet GetCurrentPoll(String pollCategory)
{
if (pollCategory == null)
{
pollCategory = "";
}
PollDataSet p = null;
HttpContext context = HttpContext.Current;
if (context == null)
{
p = Polling.Provider.GetCurrentPoll(pollCategory);
}
else
{
lock ( cacheSyncObject )
{
String cacheKey = "MetaBuilders Polling Current PollDataSet By Category " + pollCategory;
p = Polling.GetPollFromCache(cacheKey);
if (p == null)
{
p = Polling.Provider.GetCurrentPoll(pollCategory);
Polling.InsertPollIntoCache(cacheKey, p);
}
}
}
return(p ?? new PollDataSet());
}