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C# ASP.NET MVC Forms Adding Form Validation Adding Server-Side Validations Using ModelState

can someone pliz help me understand what this challenge wants coz um now stck

um now confused

IssuesController.cs
using System.Web.Mvc;
using IssueReporter.Data;
using IssueReporter.Models;

namespace IssueReporter.Controllers
{
    public class IssuesController : Controller
    {
        private IssuesRepository _issuesRepository;

        public IssuesController()
        {
            _issuesRepository = new IssuesRepository();
        }

        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            return View();
        }

        public ActionResult Report()
        {
            var issue = new Issue();

            SetupDepartmentsSelectListItems();

            return View(issue);
        }

        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult Report(Issue issue)
        {
            if (issue.Severity == Issue.SeverityLevel.Critical && string.IsNullOrEmpty(issue.Email))
            {
                // TODO Use the ModelState.AddModelError method to add an error message for the "Email" field.
            }

            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                _issuesRepository.AddIssue(issue);

                return RedirectToAction("Index");
            }

            SetupDepartmentsSelectListItems();

            return View(issue);
        }

        private void SetupDepartmentsSelectListItems()
        {
            ViewBag.DepartmentsSelectListItems = new SelectList(
                Data.Data.Departments, "Id", "Name");
        }
    }
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points

It doesn't look like you've written any code yet.

The comment shows you where to add code, and both the comment and instructions tell you the exact name of the method that should be called. The instructions also give you the exact arguments to pass to the method. You just need to assemble these components using correct syntax.

At least please give it your best "good faith" attempt and ask again if you have trouble.