Reading related data - EF Core with ASP.NET Core MVC tutorial (6 of 10)
By Tom Dykstra and Rick Anderson
The Contoso University sample web application demonstrates how to create ASP.NET Core MVC web applications using Entity Framework Core and Visual Studio. For information about the tutorial series, see the first tutorial in the series.
In the previous tutorial, you completed the School data model. In this tutorial, you’ll read and display related data – that is, data that the Entity Framework loads into navigation properties.
The following illustrations show the pages that you’ll work with.
Eager, explicit, and lazy Loading of related data
There are several ways that Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) software such as Entity Framework can load related data into the navigation properties of an entity:
Eager loading. When the entity is read, related data is retrieved along with it. This typically results in a single join query that retrieves all of the data that’s needed. You specify eager loading in Entity Framework Core by using the
IncludeandThenIncludemethods.
Eager loading example You can retrieve some of the data in separate queries, and EF “fixes up” the navigation properties. That is, EF automatically adds the separately retrieved entities where they belong in navigation properties of previously retrieved entities. For the query that retrieves related data, you can use the
Loadmethod instead of a method that returns a list or object, such asToListorSingle.
Separate queries example Explicit loading. When the entity is first read, related data isn’t retrieved. You write code that retrieves the related data if it’s needed. As in the case of eager loading with separate queries, explicit loading results in multiple queries sent to the database. The difference is that with explicit loading, the code specifies the navigation properties to be loaded. In Entity Framework Core 1.1 you can use the
Loadmethod to do explicit loading. For example:
Explicit loading example Lazy loading. When the entity is first read, related data isn’t retrieved. However, the first time you attempt to access a navigation property, the data required for that navigation property is automatically retrieved. A query is sent to the database each time you try to get data from a navigation property for the first time. Entity Framework Core 1.0 does not support lazy loading.
Performance considerations
If you know you need related data for every entity retrieved, eager loading often offers the best performance, because a single query sent to the database is typically more efficient than separate queries for each entity retrieved. For example, suppose that each department has ten related courses. Eager loading of all related data would result in just a single (join) query and a single round trip to the database. A separate query for courses for each department would result in eleven round trips to the database. The extra round trips to the database are especially detrimental to performance when latency is high.
On the other hand, in some scenarios separate queries is more efficient. Eager loading of all related data in one query might cause a very complex join to be generated, which SQL Server can’t process efficiently. Or if you need to access an entity’s navigation properties only for a subset of a set of the entities you’re processing, separate queries might perform better because eager loading of everything up front would retrieve more data than you need. If performance is critical, it’s best to test performance both ways in order to make the best choice.
Create a Courses page that displays Department name
The Course entity includes a navigation property that contains the Department entity of the department that the course is assigned to. To display the name of the assigned department in a list of courses, you need to get the Name property from the Department entity that is in the Course.Department navigation property.
Create a controller named CoursesController for the Course entity type, using the same options for the MVC Controller with views, using Entity Framework scaffolder that you did earlier for the Students controller, as shown in the following illustration:
Open CoursesController.cs and examine the Index method. The automatic scaffolding has specified eager loading for the Department navigation property by using the Include method.
Replace the Index method with the following code that uses a more appropriate name for the IQueryable that returns Course entities (courses instead of schoolContext):
[!code-csharpMain]
1: //#define ScaffoldedCode
2: #define RevisedIndexMethod
3:
4: using System;
5: using System.Collections.Generic;
6: using System.Linq;
7: using System.Threading.Tasks;
8: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
9: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering;
10: using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
11: using ContosoUniversity.Data;
12: using ContosoUniversity.Models;
13:
14: namespace ContosoUniversity.Controllers
15: {
16: public class CoursesController : Controller
17: {
18: private readonly SchoolContext _context;
19:
20: public CoursesController(SchoolContext context)
21: {
22: _context = context;
23: }
24:
25: // GET: Courses
26: #if ScaffoldedCode
27: public async Task<IActionResult> Index()
28: {
29: var schoolContext = _context.Courses
30: .Include(c => c.Department)
31: .AsNoTracking();
32: return View(await schoolContext.ToListAsync());
33: }
34: #elif RevisedIndexMethod
35: #region snippet_RevisedIndexMethod
36: public async Task<IActionResult> Index()
37: {
38: var courses = _context.Courses
39: .Include(c => c.Department)
40: .AsNoTracking();
41: return View(await courses.ToListAsync());
42: }
43: #endregion
44: #endif
45: // GET: Courses/Details/5
46: #region snippet_Details
47: public async Task<IActionResult> Details(int? id)
48: {
49: if (id == null)
50: {
51: return NotFound();
52: }
53:
54: var course = await _context.Courses
55: .Include(c => c.Department)
56: .AsNoTracking()
57: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.CourseID == id);
58: if (course == null)
59: {
60: return NotFound();
61: }
62:
63: return View(course);
64: }
65: #endregion
66:
67: // GET: Courses/Create
68: #region snippet_CreateGet
69: public IActionResult Create()
70: {
71: PopulateDepartmentsDropDownList();
72: return View();
73: }
74: #endregion
75: // POST: Courses/Create
76: #region snippet_CreatePost
77: [HttpPost]
78: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
79: public async Task<IActionResult> Create([Bind("CourseID,Credits,DepartmentID,Title")] Course course)
80: {
81: if (ModelState.IsValid)
82: {
83: _context.Add(course);
84: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
85: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
86: }
87: PopulateDepartmentsDropDownList(course.DepartmentID);
88: return View(course);
89: }
90: #endregion
91:
92: // GET: Courses/Edit/5
93: #region snippet_EditGet
94: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
95: {
96: if (id == null)
97: {
98: return NotFound();
99: }
100:
101: var course = await _context.Courses
102: .AsNoTracking()
103: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.CourseID == id);
104: if (course == null)
105: {
106: return NotFound();
107: }
108: PopulateDepartmentsDropDownList(course.DepartmentID);
109: return View(course);
110: }
111: #endregion
112:
113:
114: // POST: Courses/Edit/5
115: #region snippet_EditPost
116: [HttpPost, ActionName("Edit")]
117: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
118: public async Task<IActionResult> EditPost(int? id)
119: {
120: if (id == null)
121: {
122: return NotFound();
123: }
124:
125: var courseToUpdate = await _context.Courses
126: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(c => c.CourseID == id);
127:
128: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Course>(courseToUpdate,
129: "",
130: c => c.Credits, c => c.DepartmentID, c => c.Title))
131: {
132: try
133: {
134: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
135: }
136: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
137: {
138: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
139: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
140: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
141: "see your system administrator.");
142: }
143: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
144: }
145: PopulateDepartmentsDropDownList(courseToUpdate.DepartmentID);
146: return View(courseToUpdate);
147: }
148: #endregion
149:
150: #region snippet_Departments
151: private void PopulateDepartmentsDropDownList(object selectedDepartment = null)
152: {
153: var departmentsQuery = from d in _context.Departments
154: orderby d.Name
155: select d;
156: ViewBag.DepartmentID = new SelectList(departmentsQuery.AsNoTracking(), "DepartmentID", "Name", selectedDepartment);
157: }
158: #endregion
159:
160: // GET: Courses/Delete/5
161: #region snippet_DeleteGet
162: public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(int? id)
163: {
164: if (id == null)
165: {
166: return NotFound();
167: }
168:
169: var course = await _context.Courses
170: .Include(c => c.Department)
171: .AsNoTracking()
172: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.CourseID == id);
173: if (course == null)
174: {
175: return NotFound();
176: }
177:
178: return View(course);
179: }
180: #endregion
181:
182: // POST: Courses/Delete/5
183: [HttpPost, ActionName("Delete")]
184: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
185: public async Task<IActionResult> DeleteConfirmed(int id)
186: {
187: var course = await _context.Courses
188: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.CourseID == id);
189: if (course != null)
190: {
191: _context.Courses.Remove(course);
192: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
193: }
194: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
195: }
196:
197: #region snippet_UpdateGet
198: public IActionResult UpdateCourseCredits()
199: {
200: return View();
201: }
202: #endregion
203:
204: #region snippet_UpdatePost
205: [HttpPost]
206: public async Task<IActionResult> UpdateCourseCredits(int? multiplier)
207: {
208: if (multiplier != null)
209: {
210: ViewData["RowsAffected"] =
211: await _context.Database.ExecuteSqlCommandAsync(
212: "UPDATE Course SET Credits = Credits * {0}",
213: parameters: multiplier);
214: }
215: return View();
216: }
217: #endregion
218: }
219: }
Open Views/Courses/Index.cshtml and replace the template code with the following code. The changes are highlighted:
[!code-htmlMain]
1: @model IEnumerable<ContosoUniversity.Models.Course>
2:
3: @{
4: ViewData["Title"] = "Courses";
5: }
6:
7: <h2>Courses</h2>
8:
9: <p>
10: <a asp-action="Create">Create New</a>
11: </p>
12: <table class="table">
13: <thead>
14: <tr>
15: <th>
16: @Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.CourseID)
17: </th>
18: <th>
19: @Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.Title)
20: </th>
21: <th>
22: @Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.Credits)
23: </th>
24: <th>
25: @Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.Department)
26: </th>
27: <th></th>
28: </tr>
29: </thead>
30: <tbody>
31: @foreach (var item in Model)
32: {
33: <tr>
34: <td>
35: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.CourseID)
36: </td>
37: <td>
38: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Title)
39: </td>
40: <td>
41: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Credits)
42: </td>
43: <td>
44: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Department.Name)
45: </td>
46: <td>
47: <a asp-action="Edit" asp-route-id="@item.CourseID">Edit</a> |
48: <a asp-action="Details" asp-route-id="@item.CourseID">Details</a> |
49: <a asp-action="Delete" asp-route-id="@item.CourseID">Delete</a>
50: </td>
51: </tr>
52: }
53: </tbody>
54: </table>
You’ve made the following changes to the scaffolded code:
Changed the heading from Index to Courses.
Added a Number column that shows the
CourseIDproperty value. By default, primary keys aren’t scaffolded because normally they are meaningless to end users. However, in this case the primary key is meaningful and you want to show it.Changed the Department column to display the department name. The code displays the
Nameproperty of the Department entity that’s loaded into theDepartmentnavigation property:
Run the app and select the Courses tab to see the list with department names.
Create an Instructors page that shows Courses and Enrollments
In this section, you’ll create a controller and view for the Instructor entity in order to display the Instructors page:
This page reads and displays related data in the following ways:
The list of instructors displays related data from the OfficeAssignment entity. The Instructor and OfficeAssignment entities are in a one-to-zero-or-one relationship. You’ll use eager loading for the OfficeAssignment entities. As explained earlier, eager loading is typically more efficient when you need the related data for all retrieved rows of the primary table. In this case, you want to display office assignments for all displayed instructors.
When the user selects an instructor, related Course entities are displayed. The Instructor and Course entities are in a many-to-many relationship. You’ll use eager loading for the Course entities and their related Department entities. In this case, separate queries might be more efficient because you need courses only for the selected instructor. However, this example shows how to use eager loading for navigation properties within entities that are themselves in navigation properties.
When the user selects a course, related data from the Enrollments entity set is displayed. The Course and Enrollment entities are in a one-to-many relationship. You’ll use separate queries for Enrollment entities and their related Student entities.
Create a view model for the Instructor Index view
The Instructors page shows data from three different tables. Therefore, you’ll create a view model that includes three properties, each holding the data for one of the tables.
In the SchoolViewModels folder, create InstructorIndexData.cs and replace the existing code with the following code:
[!code-csharpMain]
1: using System;
2: using System.Collections.Generic;
3: using System.Linq;
4: using System.Threading.Tasks;
5:
6: namespace ContosoUniversity.Models.SchoolViewModels
7: {
8: public class InstructorIndexData
9: {
10: public IEnumerable<Instructor> Instructors { get; set; }
11: public IEnumerable<Course> Courses { get; set; }
12: public IEnumerable<Enrollment> Enrollments { get; set; }
13: }
14: }
Create the Instructor controller and views
Create an Instructors controller with EF read/write actions as shown in the following illustration:
Open InstructorsController.cs and add a using statement for the ViewModels namespace:
[!code-csharpMain]
1: #define ExplicitLoading // or EagerLoading or ScaffoldedCode
2: #define EditCourses // or EditOfficeAssignment
3:
4: using System;
5: using System.Collections.Generic;
6: using System.Linq;
7: using System.Threading.Tasks;
8: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
9: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering;
10: using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
11: using ContosoUniversity.Data;
12: using ContosoUniversity.Models;
13: #region snippet_Using
14: using ContosoUniversity.Models.SchoolViewModels;
15: #endregion
16:
17: namespace ContosoUniversity.Controllers
18: {
19: public class InstructorsController : Controller
20: {
21: private readonly SchoolContext _context;
22:
23: public InstructorsController(SchoolContext context)
24: {
25: _context = context;
26: }
27:
28: // GET: Instructors
29: #if ScaffoldedCode
30: #region snippet_ScaffoldedCode
31: public async Task<IActionResult> Index()
32: {
33: return View(await _context.Instructors.AsNoTracking().ToListAsync());
34: }
35: #endregion
36: #elif EagerLoading
37: #region snippet_EagerLoading
38: public async Task<IActionResult> Index(int? id, int? courseID)
39: {
40: var viewModel = new InstructorIndexData();
41: #region snippet_ThenInclude
42: viewModel.Instructors = await _context.Instructors
43: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
44: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
45: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
46: .ThenInclude(i => i.Enrollments)
47: .ThenInclude(i => i.Student)
48: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
49: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
50: .ThenInclude(i => i.Department)
51: .AsNoTracking()
52: .OrderBy(i => i.LastName)
53: .ToListAsync();
54: #endregion
55:
56: if (id != null)
57: {
58: ViewData["InstructorID"] = id.Value;
59: Instructor instructor = viewModel.Instructors.Where(
60: i => i.ID == id.Value).Single();
61: viewModel.Courses = instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(s => s.Course);
62: }
63:
64: if (courseID != null)
65: {
66: ViewData["CourseID"] = courseID.Value;
67: viewModel.Enrollments = viewModel.Courses.Where(
68: x => x.CourseID == courseID).Single().Enrollments;
69: }
70:
71: return View(viewModel);
72: }
73: #endregion
74: #elif ExplicitLoading
75: #region snippet_ExplicitLoading
76: public async Task<IActionResult> Index(int? id, int? courseID)
77: {
78: var viewModel = new InstructorIndexData();
79: viewModel.Instructors = await _context.Instructors
80: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
81: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
82: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
83: .ThenInclude(i => i.Department)
84: .OrderBy(i => i.LastName)
85: .ToListAsync();
86:
87: if (id != null)
88: {
89: ViewData["InstructorID"] = id.Value;
90: Instructor instructor = viewModel.Instructors.Where(
91: i => i.ID == id.Value).Single();
92: viewModel.Courses = instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(s => s.Course);
93: }
94:
95: if (courseID != null)
96: {
97: ViewData["CourseID"] = courseID.Value;
98: var selectedCourse = viewModel.Courses.Where(x => x.CourseID == courseID).Single();
99: await _context.Entry(selectedCourse).Collection(x => x.Enrollments).LoadAsync();
100: foreach (Enrollment enrollment in selectedCourse.Enrollments)
101: {
102: await _context.Entry(enrollment).Reference(x => x.Student).LoadAsync();
103: }
104: viewModel.Enrollments = selectedCourse.Enrollments;
105: }
106:
107: return View(viewModel);
108: }
109: #endregion
110: #endif
111: // GET: Instructors/Details/5
112: public async Task<IActionResult> Details(int? id)
113: {
114: if (id == null)
115: {
116: return NotFound();
117: }
118:
119: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
120: .AsNoTracking()
121: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
122: if (instructor == null)
123: {
124: return NotFound();
125: }
126:
127: return View(instructor);
128: }
129:
130: // GET: Instructors/Create
131: #region snippet_Create
132: public IActionResult Create()
133: {
134: var instructor = new Instructor();
135: instructor.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
136: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
137: return View();
138: }
139:
140: // POST: Instructors/Create
141: [HttpPost]
142: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
143: public async Task<IActionResult> Create([Bind("FirstMidName,HireDate,LastName,OfficeAssignment")] Instructor instructor, string[] selectedCourses)
144: {
145: if (selectedCourses != null)
146: {
147: instructor.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
148: foreach (var course in selectedCourses)
149: {
150: var courseToAdd = new CourseAssignment { InstructorID = instructor.ID, CourseID = int.Parse(course) };
151: instructor.CourseAssignments.Add(courseToAdd);
152: }
153: }
154: if (ModelState.IsValid)
155: {
156: _context.Add(instructor);
157: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
158: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
159: }
160: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
161: return View(instructor);
162: }
163: #endregion
164:
165: // GET: Instructors/Edit/5
166: #if EditOfficeAssignment
167: #region snippet_EditGetOA
168: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
169: {
170: if (id == null)
171: {
172: return NotFound();
173: }
174:
175: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
176: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
177: .AsNoTracking()
178: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
179: if (instructor == null)
180: {
181: return NotFound();
182: }
183: return View(instructor);
184: }
185: #endregion
186: #elif EditCourses
187: #region snippet_EditGetCourses
188: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
189: {
190: if (id == null)
191: {
192: return NotFound();
193: }
194:
195: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
196: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
197: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments).ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
198: .AsNoTracking()
199: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
200: if (instructor == null)
201: {
202: return NotFound();
203: }
204: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
205: return View(instructor);
206: }
207:
208: private void PopulateAssignedCourseData(Instructor instructor)
209: {
210: var allCourses = _context.Courses;
211: var instructorCourses = new HashSet<int>(instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(c => c.CourseID));
212: var viewModel = new List<AssignedCourseData>();
213: foreach (var course in allCourses)
214: {
215: viewModel.Add(new AssignedCourseData
216: {
217: CourseID = course.CourseID,
218: Title = course.Title,
219: Assigned = instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID)
220: });
221: }
222: ViewData["Courses"] = viewModel;
223: }
224: #endregion
225: #endif
226: // POST: Instructors/Edit/5
227: // To protect from overposting attacks, please enable the specific properties you want to bind to, for
228: // more details see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=317598.
229: #if EditOfficeAssignment
230: #region snippet_EditPostOA
231: [HttpPost, ActionName("Edit")]
232: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
233: public async Task<IActionResult> EditPost(int? id)
234: {
235: if (id == null)
236: {
237: return NotFound();
238: }
239:
240: var instructorToUpdate = await _context.Instructors
241: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
242: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(s => s.ID == id);
243:
244: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Instructor>(
245: instructorToUpdate,
246: "",
247: i => i.FirstMidName, i => i.LastName, i => i.HireDate, i => i.OfficeAssignment))
248: {
249: if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment?.Location))
250: {
251: instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment = null;
252: }
253: try
254: {
255: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
256: }
257: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
258: {
259: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
260: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
261: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
262: "see your system administrator.");
263: }
264: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
265: }
266: return View(instructorToUpdate);
267: }
268: #endregion
269:
270: #elif EditCourses
271: #region snippet_EditPostCourses
272: [HttpPost]
273: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
274: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id, string[] selectedCourses)
275: {
276: if (id == null)
277: {
278: return NotFound();
279: }
280:
281: var instructorToUpdate = await _context.Instructors
282: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
283: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
284: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
285: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
286:
287: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Instructor>(
288: instructorToUpdate,
289: "",
290: i => i.FirstMidName, i => i.LastName, i => i.HireDate, i => i.OfficeAssignment))
291: {
292: if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment?.Location))
293: {
294: instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment = null;
295: }
296: UpdateInstructorCourses(selectedCourses, instructorToUpdate);
297: try
298: {
299: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
300: }
301: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
302: {
303: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
304: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
305: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
306: "see your system administrator.");
307: }
308: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
309: }
310: UpdateInstructorCourses(selectedCourses, instructorToUpdate);
311: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructorToUpdate);
312: return View(instructorToUpdate);
313: }
314: #endregion
315:
316: #region snippet_UpdateCourses
317: private void UpdateInstructorCourses(string[] selectedCourses, Instructor instructorToUpdate)
318: {
319: if (selectedCourses == null)
320: {
321: instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
322: return;
323: }
324:
325: var selectedCoursesHS = new HashSet<string>(selectedCourses);
326: var instructorCourses = new HashSet<int>
327: (instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.Select(c => c.Course.CourseID));
328: foreach (var course in _context.Courses)
329: {
330: if (selectedCoursesHS.Contains(course.CourseID.ToString()))
331: {
332: if (!instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID))
333: {
334: instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.Add(new CourseAssignment { InstructorID = instructorToUpdate.ID, CourseID = course.CourseID });
335: }
336: }
337: else
338: {
339:
340: if (instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID))
341: {
342: CourseAssignment courseToRemove = instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.SingleOrDefault(i => i.CourseID == course.CourseID);
343: _context.Remove(courseToRemove);
344: }
345: }
346: }
347: }
348: #endregion
349: #endif
350: // GET: Instructors/Delete/5
351: public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(int? id)
352: {
353: if (id == null)
354: {
355: return NotFound();
356: }
357:
358: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
359: .AsNoTracking()
360: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
361: if (instructor == null)
362: {
363: return NotFound();
364: }
365:
366: return View(instructor);
367: }
368:
369: #region snippet_DeleteConfirmed
370: [HttpPost, ActionName("Delete")]
371: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
372: public async Task<IActionResult> DeleteConfirmed(int id)
373: {
374: Instructor instructor = await _context.Instructors
375: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
376: .SingleAsync(i => i.ID == id);
377:
378: var departments = await _context.Departments
379: .Where(d => d.InstructorID == id)
380: .ToListAsync();
381: departments.ForEach(d => d.InstructorID = null);
382:
383: _context.Instructors.Remove(instructor);
384:
385: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
386: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
387: }
388: #endregion
389: }
390: }
Replace the Index method with the following code to do eager loading of related data and put it in the view model.
[!code-csharpMain]
1: #define ExplicitLoading // or EagerLoading or ScaffoldedCode
2: #define EditCourses // or EditOfficeAssignment
3:
4: using System;
5: using System.Collections.Generic;
6: using System.Linq;
7: using System.Threading.Tasks;
8: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
9: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering;
10: using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
11: using ContosoUniversity.Data;
12: using ContosoUniversity.Models;
13: #region snippet_Using
14: using ContosoUniversity.Models.SchoolViewModels;
15: #endregion
16:
17: namespace ContosoUniversity.Controllers
18: {
19: public class InstructorsController : Controller
20: {
21: private readonly SchoolContext _context;
22:
23: public InstructorsController(SchoolContext context)
24: {
25: _context = context;
26: }
27:
28: // GET: Instructors
29: #if ScaffoldedCode
30: #region snippet_ScaffoldedCode
31: public async Task<IActionResult> Index()
32: {
33: return View(await _context.Instructors.AsNoTracking().ToListAsync());
34: }
35: #endregion
36: #elif EagerLoading
37: #region snippet_EagerLoading
38: public async Task<IActionResult> Index(int? id, int? courseID)
39: {
40: var viewModel = new InstructorIndexData();
41: #region snippet_ThenInclude
42: viewModel.Instructors = await _context.Instructors
43: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
44: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
45: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
46: .ThenInclude(i => i.Enrollments)
47: .ThenInclude(i => i.Student)
48: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
49: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
50: .ThenInclude(i => i.Department)
51: .AsNoTracking()
52: .OrderBy(i => i.LastName)
53: .ToListAsync();
54: #endregion
55:
56: if (id != null)
57: {
58: ViewData["InstructorID"] = id.Value;
59: Instructor instructor = viewModel.Instructors.Where(
60: i => i.ID == id.Value).Single();
61: viewModel.Courses = instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(s => s.Course);
62: }
63:
64: if (courseID != null)
65: {
66: ViewData["CourseID"] = courseID.Value;
67: viewModel.Enrollments = viewModel.Courses.Where(
68: x => x.CourseID == courseID).Single().Enrollments;
69: }
70:
71: return View(viewModel);
72: }
73: #endregion
74: #elif ExplicitLoading
75: #region snippet_ExplicitLoading
76: public async Task<IActionResult> Index(int? id, int? courseID)
77: {
78: var viewModel = new InstructorIndexData();
79: viewModel.Instructors = await _context.Instructors
80: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
81: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
82: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
83: .ThenInclude(i => i.Department)
84: .OrderBy(i => i.LastName)
85: .ToListAsync();
86:
87: if (id != null)
88: {
89: ViewData["InstructorID"] = id.Value;
90: Instructor instructor = viewModel.Instructors.Where(
91: i => i.ID == id.Value).Single();
92: viewModel.Courses = instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(s => s.Course);
93: }
94:
95: if (courseID != null)
96: {
97: ViewData["CourseID"] = courseID.Value;
98: var selectedCourse = viewModel.Courses.Where(x => x.CourseID == courseID).Single();
99: await _context.Entry(selectedCourse).Collection(x => x.Enrollments).LoadAsync();
100: foreach (Enrollment enrollment in selectedCourse.Enrollments)
101: {
102: await _context.Entry(enrollment).Reference(x => x.Student).LoadAsync();
103: }
104: viewModel.Enrollments = selectedCourse.Enrollments;
105: }
106:
107: return View(viewModel);
108: }
109: #endregion
110: #endif
111: // GET: Instructors/Details/5
112: public async Task<IActionResult> Details(int? id)
113: {
114: if (id == null)
115: {
116: return NotFound();
117: }
118:
119: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
120: .AsNoTracking()
121: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
122: if (instructor == null)
123: {
124: return NotFound();
125: }
126:
127: return View(instructor);
128: }
129:
130: // GET: Instructors/Create
131: #region snippet_Create
132: public IActionResult Create()
133: {
134: var instructor = new Instructor();
135: instructor.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
136: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
137: return View();
138: }
139:
140: // POST: Instructors/Create
141: [HttpPost]
142: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
143: public async Task<IActionResult> Create([Bind("FirstMidName,HireDate,LastName,OfficeAssignment")] Instructor instructor, string[] selectedCourses)
144: {
145: if (selectedCourses != null)
146: {
147: instructor.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
148: foreach (var course in selectedCourses)
149: {
150: var courseToAdd = new CourseAssignment { InstructorID = instructor.ID, CourseID = int.Parse(course) };
151: instructor.CourseAssignments.Add(courseToAdd);
152: }
153: }
154: if (ModelState.IsValid)
155: {
156: _context.Add(instructor);
157: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
158: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
159: }
160: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
161: return View(instructor);
162: }
163: #endregion
164:
165: // GET: Instructors/Edit/5
166: #if EditOfficeAssignment
167: #region snippet_EditGetOA
168: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
169: {
170: if (id == null)
171: {
172: return NotFound();
173: }
174:
175: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
176: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
177: .AsNoTracking()
178: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
179: if (instructor == null)
180: {
181: return NotFound();
182: }
183: return View(instructor);
184: }
185: #endregion
186: #elif EditCourses
187: #region snippet_EditGetCourses
188: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
189: {
190: if (id == null)
191: {
192: return NotFound();
193: }
194:
195: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
196: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
197: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments).ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
198: .AsNoTracking()
199: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
200: if (instructor == null)
201: {
202: return NotFound();
203: }
204: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
205: return View(instructor);
206: }
207:
208: private void PopulateAssignedCourseData(Instructor instructor)
209: {
210: var allCourses = _context.Courses;
211: var instructorCourses = new HashSet<int>(instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(c => c.CourseID));
212: var viewModel = new List<AssignedCourseData>();
213: foreach (var course in allCourses)
214: {
215: viewModel.Add(new AssignedCourseData
216: {
217: CourseID = course.CourseID,
218: Title = course.Title,
219: Assigned = instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID)
220: });
221: }
222: ViewData["Courses"] = viewModel;
223: }
224: #endregion
225: #endif
226: // POST: Instructors/Edit/5
227: // To protect from overposting attacks, please enable the specific properties you want to bind to, for
228: // more details see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=317598.
229: #if EditOfficeAssignment
230: #region snippet_EditPostOA
231: [HttpPost, ActionName("Edit")]
232: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
233: public async Task<IActionResult> EditPost(int? id)
234: {
235: if (id == null)
236: {
237: return NotFound();
238: }
239:
240: var instructorToUpdate = await _context.Instructors
241: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
242: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(s => s.ID == id);
243:
244: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Instructor>(
245: instructorToUpdate,
246: "",
247: i => i.FirstMidName, i => i.LastName, i => i.HireDate, i => i.OfficeAssignment))
248: {
249: if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment?.Location))
250: {
251: instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment = null;
252: }
253: try
254: {
255: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
256: }
257: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
258: {
259: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
260: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
261: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
262: "see your system administrator.");
263: }
264: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
265: }
266: return View(instructorToUpdate);
267: }
268: #endregion
269:
270: #elif EditCourses
271: #region snippet_EditPostCourses
272: [HttpPost]
273: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
274: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id, string[] selectedCourses)
275: {
276: if (id == null)
277: {
278: return NotFound();
279: }
280:
281: var instructorToUpdate = await _context.Instructors
282: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
283: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
284: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
285: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
286:
287: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Instructor>(
288: instructorToUpdate,
289: "",
290: i => i.FirstMidName, i => i.LastName, i => i.HireDate, i => i.OfficeAssignment))
291: {
292: if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment?.Location))
293: {
294: instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment = null;
295: }
296: UpdateInstructorCourses(selectedCourses, instructorToUpdate);
297: try
298: {
299: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
300: }
301: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
302: {
303: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
304: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
305: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
306: "see your system administrator.");
307: }
308: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
309: }
310: UpdateInstructorCourses(selectedCourses, instructorToUpdate);
311: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructorToUpdate);
312: return View(instructorToUpdate);
313: }
314: #endregion
315:
316: #region snippet_UpdateCourses
317: private void UpdateInstructorCourses(string[] selectedCourses, Instructor instructorToUpdate)
318: {
319: if (selectedCourses == null)
320: {
321: instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
322: return;
323: }
324:
325: var selectedCoursesHS = new HashSet<string>(selectedCourses);
326: var instructorCourses = new HashSet<int>
327: (instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.Select(c => c.Course.CourseID));
328: foreach (var course in _context.Courses)
329: {
330: if (selectedCoursesHS.Contains(course.CourseID.ToString()))
331: {
332: if (!instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID))
333: {
334: instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.Add(new CourseAssignment { InstructorID = instructorToUpdate.ID, CourseID = course.CourseID });
335: }
336: }
337: else
338: {
339:
340: if (instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID))
341: {
342: CourseAssignment courseToRemove = instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.SingleOrDefault(i => i.CourseID == course.CourseID);
343: _context.Remove(courseToRemove);
344: }
345: }
346: }
347: }
348: #endregion
349: #endif
350: // GET: Instructors/Delete/5
351: public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(int? id)
352: {
353: if (id == null)
354: {
355: return NotFound();
356: }
357:
358: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
359: .AsNoTracking()
360: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
361: if (instructor == null)
362: {
363: return NotFound();
364: }
365:
366: return View(instructor);
367: }
368:
369: #region snippet_DeleteConfirmed
370: [HttpPost, ActionName("Delete")]
371: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
372: public async Task<IActionResult> DeleteConfirmed(int id)
373: {
374: Instructor instructor = await _context.Instructors
375: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
376: .SingleAsync(i => i.ID == id);
377:
378: var departments = await _context.Departments
379: .Where(d => d.InstructorID == id)
380: .ToListAsync();
381: departments.ForEach(d => d.InstructorID = null);
382:
383: _context.Instructors.Remove(instructor);
384:
385: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
386: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
387: }
388: #endregion
389: }
390: }
The method accepts optional route data (id) and a query string parameter (courseID) that provide the ID values of the selected instructor and selected course. The parameters are provided by the Select hyperlinks on the page.
The code begins by creating an instance of the view model and putting in it the list of instructors. The code specifies eager loading for the Instructor.OfficeAssignment and the Instructor.CourseAssignments navigation properties. Within the CourseAssignments property, the Course property is loaded, and within that, the Enrollments and Department properties are loaded, and within each Enrollment entity the Student property is loaded.
[!code-csharpMain]
1: #define ExplicitLoading // or EagerLoading or ScaffoldedCode
2: #define EditCourses // or EditOfficeAssignment
3:
4: using System;
5: using System.Collections.Generic;
6: using System.Linq;
7: using System.Threading.Tasks;
8: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
9: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering;
10: using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
11: using ContosoUniversity.Data;
12: using ContosoUniversity.Models;
13: #region snippet_Using
14: using ContosoUniversity.Models.SchoolViewModels;
15: #endregion
16:
17: namespace ContosoUniversity.Controllers
18: {
19: public class InstructorsController : Controller
20: {
21: private readonly SchoolContext _context;
22:
23: public InstructorsController(SchoolContext context)
24: {
25: _context = context;
26: }
27:
28: // GET: Instructors
29: #if ScaffoldedCode
30: #region snippet_ScaffoldedCode
31: public async Task<IActionResult> Index()
32: {
33: return View(await _context.Instructors.AsNoTracking().ToListAsync());
34: }
35: #endregion
36: #elif EagerLoading
37: #region snippet_EagerLoading
38: public async Task<IActionResult> Index(int? id, int? courseID)
39: {
40: var viewModel = new InstructorIndexData();
41: #region snippet_ThenInclude
42: viewModel.Instructors = await _context.Instructors
43: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
44: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
45: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
46: .ThenInclude(i => i.Enrollments)
47: .ThenInclude(i => i.Student)
48: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
49: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
50: .ThenInclude(i => i.Department)
51: .AsNoTracking()
52: .OrderBy(i => i.LastName)
53: .ToListAsync();
54: #endregion
55:
56: if (id != null)
57: {
58: ViewData["InstructorID"] = id.Value;
59: Instructor instructor = viewModel.Instructors.Where(
60: i => i.ID == id.Value).Single();
61: viewModel.Courses = instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(s => s.Course);
62: }
63:
64: if (courseID != null)
65: {
66: ViewData["CourseID"] = courseID.Value;
67: viewModel.Enrollments = viewModel.Courses.Where(
68: x => x.CourseID == courseID).Single().Enrollments;
69: }
70:
71: return View(viewModel);
72: }
73: #endregion
74: #elif ExplicitLoading
75: #region snippet_ExplicitLoading
76: public async Task<IActionResult> Index(int? id, int? courseID)
77: {
78: var viewModel = new InstructorIndexData();
79: viewModel.Instructors = await _context.Instructors
80: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
81: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
82: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
83: .ThenInclude(i => i.Department)
84: .OrderBy(i => i.LastName)
85: .ToListAsync();
86:
87: if (id != null)
88: {
89: ViewData["InstructorID"] = id.Value;
90: Instructor instructor = viewModel.Instructors.Where(
91: i => i.ID == id.Value).Single();
92: viewModel.Courses = instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(s => s.Course);
93: }
94:
95: if (courseID != null)
96: {
97: ViewData["CourseID"] = courseID.Value;
98: var selectedCourse = viewModel.Courses.Where(x => x.CourseID == courseID).Single();
99: await _context.Entry(selectedCourse).Collection(x => x.Enrollments).LoadAsync();
100: foreach (Enrollment enrollment in selectedCourse.Enrollments)
101: {
102: await _context.Entry(enrollment).Reference(x => x.Student).LoadAsync();
103: }
104: viewModel.Enrollments = selectedCourse.Enrollments;
105: }
106:
107: return View(viewModel);
108: }
109: #endregion
110: #endif
111: // GET: Instructors/Details/5
112: public async Task<IActionResult> Details(int? id)
113: {
114: if (id == null)
115: {
116: return NotFound();
117: }
118:
119: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
120: .AsNoTracking()
121: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
122: if (instructor == null)
123: {
124: return NotFound();
125: }
126:
127: return View(instructor);
128: }
129:
130: // GET: Instructors/Create
131: #region snippet_Create
132: public IActionResult Create()
133: {
134: var instructor = new Instructor();
135: instructor.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
136: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
137: return View();
138: }
139:
140: // POST: Instructors/Create
141: [HttpPost]
142: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
143: public async Task<IActionResult> Create([Bind("FirstMidName,HireDate,LastName,OfficeAssignment")] Instructor instructor, string[] selectedCourses)
144: {
145: if (selectedCourses != null)
146: {
147: instructor.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
148: foreach (var course in selectedCourses)
149: {
150: var courseToAdd = new CourseAssignment { InstructorID = instructor.ID, CourseID = int.Parse(course) };
151: instructor.CourseAssignments.Add(courseToAdd);
152: }
153: }
154: if (ModelState.IsValid)
155: {
156: _context.Add(instructor);
157: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
158: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
159: }
160: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
161: return View(instructor);
162: }
163: #endregion
164:
165: // GET: Instructors/Edit/5
166: #if EditOfficeAssignment
167: #region snippet_EditGetOA
168: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
169: {
170: if (id == null)
171: {
172: return NotFound();
173: }
174:
175: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
176: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
177: .AsNoTracking()
178: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
179: if (instructor == null)
180: {
181: return NotFound();
182: }
183: return View(instructor);
184: }
185: #endregion
186: #elif EditCourses
187: #region snippet_EditGetCourses
188: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
189: {
190: if (id == null)
191: {
192: return NotFound();
193: }
194:
195: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
196: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
197: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments).ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
198: .AsNoTracking()
199: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
200: if (instructor == null)
201: {
202: return NotFound();
203: }
204: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
205: return View(instructor);
206: }
207:
208: private void PopulateAssignedCourseData(Instructor instructor)
209: {
210: var allCourses = _context.Courses;
211: var instructorCourses = new HashSet<int>(instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(c => c.CourseID));
212: var viewModel = new List<AssignedCourseData>();
213: foreach (var course in allCourses)
214: {
215: viewModel.Add(new AssignedCourseData
216: {
217: CourseID = course.CourseID,
218: Title = course.Title,
219: Assigned = instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID)
220: });
221: }
222: ViewData["Courses"] = viewModel;
223: }
224: #endregion
225: #endif
226: // POST: Instructors/Edit/5
227: // To protect from overposting attacks, please enable the specific properties you want to bind to, for
228: // more details see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=317598.
229: #if EditOfficeAssignment
230: #region snippet_EditPostOA
231: [HttpPost, ActionName("Edit")]
232: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
233: public async Task<IActionResult> EditPost(int? id)
234: {
235: if (id == null)
236: {
237: return NotFound();
238: }
239:
240: var instructorToUpdate = await _context.Instructors
241: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
242: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(s => s.ID == id);
243:
244: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Instructor>(
245: instructorToUpdate,
246: "",
247: i => i.FirstMidName, i => i.LastName, i => i.HireDate, i => i.OfficeAssignment))
248: {
249: if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment?.Location))
250: {
251: instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment = null;
252: }
253: try
254: {
255: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
256: }
257: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
258: {
259: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
260: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
261: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
262: "see your system administrator.");
263: }
264: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
265: }
266: return View(instructorToUpdate);
267: }
268: #endregion
269:
270: #elif EditCourses
271: #region snippet_EditPostCourses
272: [HttpPost]
273: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
274: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id, string[] selectedCourses)
275: {
276: if (id == null)
277: {
278: return NotFound();
279: }
280:
281: var instructorToUpdate = await _context.Instructors
282: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
283: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
284: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
285: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
286:
287: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Instructor>(
288: instructorToUpdate,
289: "",
290: i => i.FirstMidName, i => i.LastName, i => i.HireDate, i => i.OfficeAssignment))
291: {
292: if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment?.Location))
293: {
294: instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment = null;
295: }
296: UpdateInstructorCourses(selectedCourses, instructorToUpdate);
297: try
298: {
299: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
300: }
301: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
302: {
303: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
304: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
305: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
306: "see your system administrator.");
307: }
308: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
309: }
310: UpdateInstructorCourses(selectedCourses, instructorToUpdate);
311: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructorToUpdate);
312: return View(instructorToUpdate);
313: }
314: #endregion
315:
316: #region snippet_UpdateCourses
317: private void UpdateInstructorCourses(string[] selectedCourses, Instructor instructorToUpdate)
318: {
319: if (selectedCourses == null)
320: {
321: instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
322: return;
323: }
324:
325: var selectedCoursesHS = new HashSet<string>(selectedCourses);
326: var instructorCourses = new HashSet<int>
327: (instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.Select(c => c.Course.CourseID));
328: foreach (var course in _context.Courses)
329: {
330: if (selectedCoursesHS.Contains(course.CourseID.ToString()))
331: {
332: if (!instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID))
333: {
334: instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.Add(new CourseAssignment { InstructorID = instructorToUpdate.ID, CourseID = course.CourseID });
335: }
336: }
337: else
338: {
339:
340: if (instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID))
341: {
342: CourseAssignment courseToRemove = instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.SingleOrDefault(i => i.CourseID == course.CourseID);
343: _context.Remove(courseToRemove);
344: }
345: }
346: }
347: }
348: #endregion
349: #endif
350: // GET: Instructors/Delete/5
351: public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(int? id)
352: {
353: if (id == null)
354: {
355: return NotFound();
356: }
357:
358: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
359: .AsNoTracking()
360: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
361: if (instructor == null)
362: {
363: return NotFound();
364: }
365:
366: return View(instructor);
367: }
368:
369: #region snippet_DeleteConfirmed
370: [HttpPost, ActionName("Delete")]
371: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
372: public async Task<IActionResult> DeleteConfirmed(int id)
373: {
374: Instructor instructor = await _context.Instructors
375: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
376: .SingleAsync(i => i.ID == id);
377:
378: var departments = await _context.Departments
379: .Where(d => d.InstructorID == id)
380: .ToListAsync();
381: departments.ForEach(d => d.InstructorID = null);
382:
383: _context.Instructors.Remove(instructor);
384:
385: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
386: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
387: }
388: #endregion
389: }
390: }
Since the view always requires the OfficeAssignment entity, it’s more efficient to fetch that in the same query. Course entities are required when an instructor is selected in the web page, so a single query is better than multiple queries only if the page is displayed more often with a course selected than without.
The code repeats CourseAssignments and Course because you need two properties from Course. The first string of ThenInclude calls gets CourseAssignment.Course, Course.Enrollments, and Enrollment.Student.
[!code-csharpMain]
1: #define ExplicitLoading // or EagerLoading or ScaffoldedCode
2: #define EditCourses // or EditOfficeAssignment
3:
4: using System;
5: using System.Collections.Generic;
6: using System.Linq;
7: using System.Threading.Tasks;
8: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
9: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering;
10: using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
11: using ContosoUniversity.Data;
12: using ContosoUniversity.Models;
13: #region snippet_Using
14: using ContosoUniversity.Models.SchoolViewModels;
15: #endregion
16:
17: namespace ContosoUniversity.Controllers
18: {
19: public class InstructorsController : Controller
20: {
21: private readonly SchoolContext _context;
22:
23: public InstructorsController(SchoolContext context)
24: {
25: _context = context;
26: }
27:
28: // GET: Instructors
29: #if ScaffoldedCode
30: #region snippet_ScaffoldedCode
31: public async Task<IActionResult> Index()
32: {
33: return View(await _context.Instructors.AsNoTracking().ToListAsync());
34: }
35: #endregion
36: #elif EagerLoading
37: #region snippet_EagerLoading
38: public async Task<IActionResult> Index(int? id, int? courseID)
39: {
40: var viewModel = new InstructorIndexData();
41: #region snippet_ThenInclude
42: viewModel.Instructors = await _context.Instructors
43: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
44: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
45: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
46: .ThenInclude(i => i.Enrollments)
47: .ThenInclude(i => i.Student)
48: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
49: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
50: .ThenInclude(i => i.Department)
51: .AsNoTracking()
52: .OrderBy(i => i.LastName)
53: .ToListAsync();
54: #endregion
55:
56: if (id != null)
57: {
58: ViewData["InstructorID"] = id.Value;
59: Instructor instructor = viewModel.Instructors.Where(
60: i => i.ID == id.Value).Single();
61: viewModel.Courses = instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(s => s.Course);
62: }
63:
64: if (courseID != null)
65: {
66: ViewData["CourseID"] = courseID.Value;
67: viewModel.Enrollments = viewModel.Courses.Where(
68: x => x.CourseID == courseID).Single().Enrollments;
69: }
70:
71: return View(viewModel);
72: }
73: #endregion
74: #elif ExplicitLoading
75: #region snippet_ExplicitLoading
76: public async Task<IActionResult> Index(int? id, int? courseID)
77: {
78: var viewModel = new InstructorIndexData();
79: viewModel.Instructors = await _context.Instructors
80: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
81: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
82: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
83: .ThenInclude(i => i.Department)
84: .OrderBy(i => i.LastName)
85: .ToListAsync();
86:
87: if (id != null)
88: {
89: ViewData["InstructorID"] = id.Value;
90: Instructor instructor = viewModel.Instructors.Where(
91: i => i.ID == id.Value).Single();
92: viewModel.Courses = instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(s => s.Course);
93: }
94:
95: if (courseID != null)
96: {
97: ViewData["CourseID"] = courseID.Value;
98: var selectedCourse = viewModel.Courses.Where(x => x.CourseID == courseID).Single();
99: await _context.Entry(selectedCourse).Collection(x => x.Enrollments).LoadAsync();
100: foreach (Enrollment enrollment in selectedCourse.Enrollments)
101: {
102: await _context.Entry(enrollment).Reference(x => x.Student).LoadAsync();
103: }
104: viewModel.Enrollments = selectedCourse.Enrollments;
105: }
106:
107: return View(viewModel);
108: }
109: #endregion
110: #endif
111: // GET: Instructors/Details/5
112: public async Task<IActionResult> Details(int? id)
113: {
114: if (id == null)
115: {
116: return NotFound();
117: }
118:
119: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
120: .AsNoTracking()
121: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
122: if (instructor == null)
123: {
124: return NotFound();
125: }
126:
127: return View(instructor);
128: }
129:
130: // GET: Instructors/Create
131: #region snippet_Create
132: public IActionResult Create()
133: {
134: var instructor = new Instructor();
135: instructor.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
136: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
137: return View();
138: }
139:
140: // POST: Instructors/Create
141: [HttpPost]
142: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
143: public async Task<IActionResult> Create([Bind("FirstMidName,HireDate,LastName,OfficeAssignment")] Instructor instructor, string[] selectedCourses)
144: {
145: if (selectedCourses != null)
146: {
147: instructor.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
148: foreach (var course in selectedCourses)
149: {
150: var courseToAdd = new CourseAssignment { InstructorID = instructor.ID, CourseID = int.Parse(course) };
151: instructor.CourseAssignments.Add(courseToAdd);
152: }
153: }
154: if (ModelState.IsValid)
155: {
156: _context.Add(instructor);
157: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
158: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
159: }
160: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
161: return View(instructor);
162: }
163: #endregion
164:
165: // GET: Instructors/Edit/5
166: #if EditOfficeAssignment
167: #region snippet_EditGetOA
168: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
169: {
170: if (id == null)
171: {
172: return NotFound();
173: }
174:
175: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
176: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
177: .AsNoTracking()
178: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
179: if (instructor == null)
180: {
181: return NotFound();
182: }
183: return View(instructor);
184: }
185: #endregion
186: #elif EditCourses
187: #region snippet_EditGetCourses
188: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
189: {
190: if (id == null)
191: {
192: return NotFound();
193: }
194:
195: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
196: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
197: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments).ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
198: .AsNoTracking()
199: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
200: if (instructor == null)
201: {
202: return NotFound();
203: }
204: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
205: return View(instructor);
206: }
207:
208: private void PopulateAssignedCourseData(Instructor instructor)
209: {
210: var allCourses = _context.Courses;
211: var instructorCourses = new HashSet<int>(instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(c => c.CourseID));
212: var viewModel = new List<AssignedCourseData>();
213: foreach (var course in allCourses)
214: {
215: viewModel.Add(new AssignedCourseData
216: {
217: CourseID = course.CourseID,
218: Title = course.Title,
219: Assigned = instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID)
220: });
221: }
222: ViewData["Courses"] = viewModel;
223: }
224: #endregion
225: #endif
226: // POST: Instructors/Edit/5
227: // To protect from overposting attacks, please enable the specific properties you want to bind to, for
228: // more details see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=317598.
229: #if EditOfficeAssignment
230: #region snippet_EditPostOA
231: [HttpPost, ActionName("Edit")]
232: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
233: public async Task<IActionResult> EditPost(int? id)
234: {
235: if (id == null)
236: {
237: return NotFound();
238: }
239:
240: var instructorToUpdate = await _context.Instructors
241: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
242: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(s => s.ID == id);
243:
244: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Instructor>(
245: instructorToUpdate,
246: "",
247: i => i.FirstMidName, i => i.LastName, i => i.HireDate, i => i.OfficeAssignment))
248: {
249: if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment?.Location))
250: {
251: instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment = null;
252: }
253: try
254: {
255: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
256: }
257: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
258: {
259: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
260: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
261: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
262: "see your system administrator.");
263: }
264: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
265: }
266: return View(instructorToUpdate);
267: }
268: #endregion
269:
270: #elif EditCourses
271: #region snippet_EditPostCourses
272: [HttpPost]
273: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
274: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id, string[] selectedCourses)
275: {
276: if (id == null)
277: {
278: return NotFound();
279: }
280:
281: var instructorToUpdate = await _context.Instructors
282: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
283: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
284: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
285: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
286:
287: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Instructor>(
288: instructorToUpdate,
289: "",
290: i => i.FirstMidName, i => i.LastName, i => i.HireDate, i => i.OfficeAssignment))
291: {
292: if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment?.Location))
293: {
294: instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment = null;
295: }
296: UpdateInstructorCourses(selectedCourses, instructorToUpdate);
297: try
298: {
299: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
300: }
301: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
302: {
303: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
304: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
305: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
306: "see your system administrator.");
307: }
308: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
309: }
310: UpdateInstructorCourses(selectedCourses, instructorToUpdate);
311: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructorToUpdate);
312: return View(instructorToUpdate);
313: }
314: #endregion
315:
316: #region snippet_UpdateCourses
317: private void UpdateInstructorCourses(string[] selectedCourses, Instructor instructorToUpdate)
318: {
319: if (selectedCourses == null)
320: {
321: instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
322: return;
323: }
324:
325: var selectedCoursesHS = new HashSet<string>(selectedCourses);
326: var instructorCourses = new HashSet<int>
327: (instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.Select(c => c.Course.CourseID));
328: foreach (var course in _context.Courses)
329: {
330: if (selectedCoursesHS.Contains(course.CourseID.ToString()))
331: {
332: if (!instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID))
333: {
334: instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.Add(new CourseAssignment { InstructorID = instructorToUpdate.ID, CourseID = course.CourseID });
335: }
336: }
337: else
338: {
339:
340: if (instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID))
341: {
342: CourseAssignment courseToRemove = instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.SingleOrDefault(i => i.CourseID == course.CourseID);
343: _context.Remove(courseToRemove);
344: }
345: }
346: }
347: }
348: #endregion
349: #endif
350: // GET: Instructors/Delete/5
351: public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(int? id)
352: {
353: if (id == null)
354: {
355: return NotFound();
356: }
357:
358: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
359: .AsNoTracking()
360: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
361: if (instructor == null)
362: {
363: return NotFound();
364: }
365:
366: return View(instructor);
367: }
368:
369: #region snippet_DeleteConfirmed
370: [HttpPost, ActionName("Delete")]
371: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
372: public async Task<IActionResult> DeleteConfirmed(int id)
373: {
374: Instructor instructor = await _context.Instructors
375: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
376: .SingleAsync(i => i.ID == id);
377:
378: var departments = await _context.Departments
379: .Where(d => d.InstructorID == id)
380: .ToListAsync();
381: departments.ForEach(d => d.InstructorID = null);
382:
383: _context.Instructors.Remove(instructor);
384:
385: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
386: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
387: }
388: #endregion
389: }
390: }
At that point in the code, another ThenInclude would be for navigation properties of Student, which you don’t need. But calling Include starts over with Instructor properties, so you have to go through the chain again, this time specifying Course.Department instead of Course.Enrollments.
[!code-csharpMain]
1: #define ExplicitLoading // or EagerLoading or ScaffoldedCode
2: #define EditCourses // or EditOfficeAssignment
3:
4: using System;
5: using System.Collections.Generic;
6: using System.Linq;
7: using System.Threading.Tasks;
8: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
9: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering;
10: using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
11: using ContosoUniversity.Data;
12: using ContosoUniversity.Models;
13: #region snippet_Using
14: using ContosoUniversity.Models.SchoolViewModels;
15: #endregion
16:
17: namespace ContosoUniversity.Controllers
18: {
19: public class InstructorsController : Controller
20: {
21: private readonly SchoolContext _context;
22:
23: public InstructorsController(SchoolContext context)
24: {
25: _context = context;
26: }
27:
28: // GET: Instructors
29: #if ScaffoldedCode
30: #region snippet_ScaffoldedCode
31: public async Task<IActionResult> Index()
32: {
33: return View(await _context.Instructors.AsNoTracking().ToListAsync());
34: }
35: #endregion
36: #elif EagerLoading
37: #region snippet_EagerLoading
38: public async Task<IActionResult> Index(int? id, int? courseID)
39: {
40: var viewModel = new InstructorIndexData();
41: #region snippet_ThenInclude
42: viewModel.Instructors = await _context.Instructors
43: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
44: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
45: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
46: .ThenInclude(i => i.Enrollments)
47: .ThenInclude(i => i.Student)
48: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
49: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
50: .ThenInclude(i => i.Department)
51: .AsNoTracking()
52: .OrderBy(i => i.LastName)
53: .ToListAsync();
54: #endregion
55:
56: if (id != null)
57: {
58: ViewData["InstructorID"] = id.Value;
59: Instructor instructor = viewModel.Instructors.Where(
60: i => i.ID == id.Value).Single();
61: viewModel.Courses = instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(s => s.Course);
62: }
63:
64: if (courseID != null)
65: {
66: ViewData["CourseID"] = courseID.Value;
67: viewModel.Enrollments = viewModel.Courses.Where(
68: x => x.CourseID == courseID).Single().Enrollments;
69: }
70:
71: return View(viewModel);
72: }
73: #endregion
74: #elif ExplicitLoading
75: #region snippet_ExplicitLoading
76: public async Task<IActionResult> Index(int? id, int? courseID)
77: {
78: var viewModel = new InstructorIndexData();
79: viewModel.Instructors = await _context.Instructors
80: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
81: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
82: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
83: .ThenInclude(i => i.Department)
84: .OrderBy(i => i.LastName)
85: .ToListAsync();
86:
87: if (id != null)
88: {
89: ViewData["InstructorID"] = id.Value;
90: Instructor instructor = viewModel.Instructors.Where(
91: i => i.ID == id.Value).Single();
92: viewModel.Courses = instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(s => s.Course);
93: }
94:
95: if (courseID != null)
96: {
97: ViewData["CourseID"] = courseID.Value;
98: var selectedCourse = viewModel.Courses.Where(x => x.CourseID == courseID).Single();
99: await _context.Entry(selectedCourse).Collection(x => x.Enrollments).LoadAsync();
100: foreach (Enrollment enrollment in selectedCourse.Enrollments)
101: {
102: await _context.Entry(enrollment).Reference(x => x.Student).LoadAsync();
103: }
104: viewModel.Enrollments = selectedCourse.Enrollments;
105: }
106:
107: return View(viewModel);
108: }
109: #endregion
110: #endif
111: // GET: Instructors/Details/5
112: public async Task<IActionResult> Details(int? id)
113: {
114: if (id == null)
115: {
116: return NotFound();
117: }
118:
119: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
120: .AsNoTracking()
121: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
122: if (instructor == null)
123: {
124: return NotFound();
125: }
126:
127: return View(instructor);
128: }
129:
130: // GET: Instructors/Create
131: #region snippet_Create
132: public IActionResult Create()
133: {
134: var instructor = new Instructor();
135: instructor.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
136: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
137: return View();
138: }
139:
140: // POST: Instructors/Create
141: [HttpPost]
142: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
143: public async Task<IActionResult> Create([Bind("FirstMidName,HireDate,LastName,OfficeAssignment")] Instructor instructor, string[] selectedCourses)
144: {
145: if (selectedCourses != null)
146: {
147: instructor.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
148: foreach (var course in selectedCourses)
149: {
150: var courseToAdd = new CourseAssignment { InstructorID = instructor.ID, CourseID = int.Parse(course) };
151: instructor.CourseAssignments.Add(courseToAdd);
152: }
153: }
154: if (ModelState.IsValid)
155: {
156: _context.Add(instructor);
157: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
158: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
159: }
160: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
161: return View(instructor);
162: }
163: #endregion
164:
165: // GET: Instructors/Edit/5
166: #if EditOfficeAssignment
167: #region snippet_EditGetOA
168: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
169: {
170: if (id == null)
171: {
172: return NotFound();
173: }
174:
175: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
176: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
177: .AsNoTracking()
178: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
179: if (instructor == null)
180: {
181: return NotFound();
182: }
183: return View(instructor);
184: }
185: #endregion
186: #elif EditCourses
187: #region snippet_EditGetCourses
188: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
189: {
190: if (id == null)
191: {
192: return NotFound();
193: }
194:
195: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
196: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
197: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments).ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
198: .AsNoTracking()
199: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
200: if (instructor == null)
201: {
202: return NotFound();
203: }
204: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
205: return View(instructor);
206: }
207:
208: private void PopulateAssignedCourseData(Instructor instructor)
209: {
210: var allCourses = _context.Courses;
211: var instructorCourses = new HashSet<int>(instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(c => c.CourseID));
212: var viewModel = new List<AssignedCourseData>();
213: foreach (var course in allCourses)
214: {
215: viewModel.Add(new AssignedCourseData
216: {
217: CourseID = course.CourseID,
218: Title = course.Title,
219: Assigned = instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID)
220: });
221: }
222: ViewData["Courses"] = viewModel;
223: }
224: #endregion
225: #endif
226: // POST: Instructors/Edit/5
227: // To protect from overposting attacks, please enable the specific properties you want to bind to, for
228: // more details see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=317598.
229: #if EditOfficeAssignment
230: #region snippet_EditPostOA
231: [HttpPost, ActionName("Edit")]
232: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
233: public async Task<IActionResult> EditPost(int? id)
234: {
235: if (id == null)
236: {
237: return NotFound();
238: }
239:
240: var instructorToUpdate = await _context.Instructors
241: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
242: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(s => s.ID == id);
243:
244: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Instructor>(
245: instructorToUpdate,
246: "",
247: i => i.FirstMidName, i => i.LastName, i => i.HireDate, i => i.OfficeAssignment))
248: {
249: if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment?.Location))
250: {
251: instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment = null;
252: }
253: try
254: {
255: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
256: }
257: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
258: {
259: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
260: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
261: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
262: "see your system administrator.");
263: }
264: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
265: }
266: return View(instructorToUpdate);
267: }
268: #endregion
269:
270: #elif EditCourses
271: #region snippet_EditPostCourses
272: [HttpPost]
273: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
274: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id, string[] selectedCourses)
275: {
276: if (id == null)
277: {
278: return NotFound();
279: }
280:
281: var instructorToUpdate = await _context.Instructors
282: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
283: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
284: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
285: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
286:
287: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Instructor>(
288: instructorToUpdate,
289: "",
290: i => i.FirstMidName, i => i.LastName, i => i.HireDate, i => i.OfficeAssignment))
291: {
292: if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment?.Location))
293: {
294: instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment = null;
295: }
296: UpdateInstructorCourses(selectedCourses, instructorToUpdate);
297: try
298: {
299: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
300: }
301: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
302: {
303: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
304: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
305: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
306: "see your system administrator.");
307: }
308: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
309: }
310: UpdateInstructorCourses(selectedCourses, instructorToUpdate);
311: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructorToUpdate);
312: return View(instructorToUpdate);
313: }
314: #endregion
315:
316: #region snippet_UpdateCourses
317: private void UpdateInstructorCourses(string[] selectedCourses, Instructor instructorToUpdate)
318: {
319: if (selectedCourses == null)
320: {
321: instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
322: return;
323: }
324:
325: var selectedCoursesHS = new HashSet<string>(selectedCourses);
326: var instructorCourses = new HashSet<int>
327: (instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.Select(c => c.Course.CourseID));
328: foreach (var course in _context.Courses)
329: {
330: if (selectedCoursesHS.Contains(course.CourseID.ToString()))
331: {
332: if (!instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID))
333: {
334: instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.Add(new CourseAssignment { InstructorID = instructorToUpdate.ID, CourseID = course.CourseID });
335: }
336: }
337: else
338: {
339:
340: if (instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID))
341: {
342: CourseAssignment courseToRemove = instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.SingleOrDefault(i => i.CourseID == course.CourseID);
343: _context.Remove(courseToRemove);
344: }
345: }
346: }
347: }
348: #endregion
349: #endif
350: // GET: Instructors/Delete/5
351: public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(int? id)
352: {
353: if (id == null)
354: {
355: return NotFound();
356: }
357:
358: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
359: .AsNoTracking()
360: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
361: if (instructor == null)
362: {
363: return NotFound();
364: }
365:
366: return View(instructor);
367: }
368:
369: #region snippet_DeleteConfirmed
370: [HttpPost, ActionName("Delete")]
371: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
372: public async Task<IActionResult> DeleteConfirmed(int id)
373: {
374: Instructor instructor = await _context.Instructors
375: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
376: .SingleAsync(i => i.ID == id);
377:
378: var departments = await _context.Departments
379: .Where(d => d.InstructorID == id)
380: .ToListAsync();
381: departments.ForEach(d => d.InstructorID = null);
382:
383: _context.Instructors.Remove(instructor);
384:
385: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
386: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
387: }
388: #endregion
389: }
390: }
The following code executes when an instructor was selected. The selected instructor is retrieved from the list of instructors in the view model. The view model’s Courses property is then loaded with the Course entities from that instructor’s CourseAssignments navigation property.
[!code-csharpMain]
1: #define ExplicitLoading // or EagerLoading or ScaffoldedCode
2: #define EditCourses // or EditOfficeAssignment
3:
4: using System;
5: using System.Collections.Generic;
6: using System.Linq;
7: using System.Threading.Tasks;
8: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
9: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering;
10: using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
11: using ContosoUniversity.Data;
12: using ContosoUniversity.Models;
13: #region snippet_Using
14: using ContosoUniversity.Models.SchoolViewModels;
15: #endregion
16:
17: namespace ContosoUniversity.Controllers
18: {
19: public class InstructorsController : Controller
20: {
21: private readonly SchoolContext _context;
22:
23: public InstructorsController(SchoolContext context)
24: {
25: _context = context;
26: }
27:
28: // GET: Instructors
29: #if ScaffoldedCode
30: #region snippet_ScaffoldedCode
31: public async Task<IActionResult> Index()
32: {
33: return View(await _context.Instructors.AsNoTracking().ToListAsync());
34: }
35: #endregion
36: #elif EagerLoading
37: #region snippet_EagerLoading
38: public async Task<IActionResult> Index(int? id, int? courseID)
39: {
40: var viewModel = new InstructorIndexData();
41: #region snippet_ThenInclude
42: viewModel.Instructors = await _context.Instructors
43: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
44: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
45: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
46: .ThenInclude(i => i.Enrollments)
47: .ThenInclude(i => i.Student)
48: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
49: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
50: .ThenInclude(i => i.Department)
51: .AsNoTracking()
52: .OrderBy(i => i.LastName)
53: .ToListAsync();
54: #endregion
55:
56: if (id != null)
57: {
58: ViewData["InstructorID"] = id.Value;
59: Instructor instructor = viewModel.Instructors.Where(
60: i => i.ID == id.Value).Single();
61: viewModel.Courses = instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(s => s.Course);
62: }
63:
64: if (courseID != null)
65: {
66: ViewData["CourseID"] = courseID.Value;
67: viewModel.Enrollments = viewModel.Courses.Where(
68: x => x.CourseID == courseID).Single().Enrollments;
69: }
70:
71: return View(viewModel);
72: }
73: #endregion
74: #elif ExplicitLoading
75: #region snippet_ExplicitLoading
76: public async Task<IActionResult> Index(int? id, int? courseID)
77: {
78: var viewModel = new InstructorIndexData();
79: viewModel.Instructors = await _context.Instructors
80: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
81: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
82: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
83: .ThenInclude(i => i.Department)
84: .OrderBy(i => i.LastName)
85: .ToListAsync();
86:
87: if (id != null)
88: {
89: ViewData["InstructorID"] = id.Value;
90: Instructor instructor = viewModel.Instructors.Where(
91: i => i.ID == id.Value).Single();
92: viewModel.Courses = instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(s => s.Course);
93: }
94:
95: if (courseID != null)
96: {
97: ViewData["CourseID"] = courseID.Value;
98: var selectedCourse = viewModel.Courses.Where(x => x.CourseID == courseID).Single();
99: await _context.Entry(selectedCourse).Collection(x => x.Enrollments).LoadAsync();
100: foreach (Enrollment enrollment in selectedCourse.Enrollments)
101: {
102: await _context.Entry(enrollment).Reference(x => x.Student).LoadAsync();
103: }
104: viewModel.Enrollments = selectedCourse.Enrollments;
105: }
106:
107: return View(viewModel);
108: }
109: #endregion
110: #endif
111: // GET: Instructors/Details/5
112: public async Task<IActionResult> Details(int? id)
113: {
114: if (id == null)
115: {
116: return NotFound();
117: }
118:
119: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
120: .AsNoTracking()
121: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
122: if (instructor == null)
123: {
124: return NotFound();
125: }
126:
127: return View(instructor);
128: }
129:
130: // GET: Instructors/Create
131: #region snippet_Create
132: public IActionResult Create()
133: {
134: var instructor = new Instructor();
135: instructor.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
136: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
137: return View();
138: }
139:
140: // POST: Instructors/Create
141: [HttpPost]
142: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
143: public async Task<IActionResult> Create([Bind("FirstMidName,HireDate,LastName,OfficeAssignment")] Instructor instructor, string[] selectedCourses)
144: {
145: if (selectedCourses != null)
146: {
147: instructor.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
148: foreach (var course in selectedCourses)
149: {
150: var courseToAdd = new CourseAssignment { InstructorID = instructor.ID, CourseID = int.Parse(course) };
151: instructor.CourseAssignments.Add(courseToAdd);
152: }
153: }
154: if (ModelState.IsValid)
155: {
156: _context.Add(instructor);
157: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
158: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
159: }
160: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
161: return View(instructor);
162: }
163: #endregion
164:
165: // GET: Instructors/Edit/5
166: #if EditOfficeAssignment
167: #region snippet_EditGetOA
168: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
169: {
170: if (id == null)
171: {
172: return NotFound();
173: }
174:
175: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
176: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
177: .AsNoTracking()
178: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
179: if (instructor == null)
180: {
181: return NotFound();
182: }
183: return View(instructor);
184: }
185: #endregion
186: #elif EditCourses
187: #region snippet_EditGetCourses
188: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
189: {
190: if (id == null)
191: {
192: return NotFound();
193: }
194:
195: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
196: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
197: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments).ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
198: .AsNoTracking()
199: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
200: if (instructor == null)
201: {
202: return NotFound();
203: }
204: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
205: return View(instructor);
206: }
207:
208: private void PopulateAssignedCourseData(Instructor instructor)
209: {
210: var allCourses = _context.Courses;
211: var instructorCourses = new HashSet<int>(instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(c => c.CourseID));
212: var viewModel = new List<AssignedCourseData>();
213: foreach (var course in allCourses)
214: {
215: viewModel.Add(new AssignedCourseData
216: {
217: CourseID = course.CourseID,
218: Title = course.Title,
219: Assigned = instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID)
220: });
221: }
222: ViewData["Courses"] = viewModel;
223: }
224: #endregion
225: #endif
226: // POST: Instructors/Edit/5
227: // To protect from overposting attacks, please enable the specific properties you want to bind to, for
228: // more details see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=317598.
229: #if EditOfficeAssignment
230: #region snippet_EditPostOA
231: [HttpPost, ActionName("Edit")]
232: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
233: public async Task<IActionResult> EditPost(int? id)
234: {
235: if (id == null)
236: {
237: return NotFound();
238: }
239:
240: var instructorToUpdate = await _context.Instructors
241: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
242: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(s => s.ID == id);
243:
244: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Instructor>(
245: instructorToUpdate,
246: "",
247: i => i.FirstMidName, i => i.LastName, i => i.HireDate, i => i.OfficeAssignment))
248: {
249: if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment?.Location))
250: {
251: instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment = null;
252: }
253: try
254: {
255: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
256: }
257: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
258: {
259: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
260: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
261: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
262: "see your system administrator.");
263: }
264: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
265: }
266: return View(instructorToUpdate);
267: }
268: #endregion
269:
270: #elif EditCourses
271: #region snippet_EditPostCourses
272: [HttpPost]
273: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
274: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id, string[] selectedCourses)
275: {
276: if (id == null)
277: {
278: return NotFound();
279: }
280:
281: var instructorToUpdate = await _context.Instructors
282: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
283: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
284: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
285: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
286:
287: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Instructor>(
288: instructorToUpdate,
289: "",
290: i => i.FirstMidName, i => i.LastName, i => i.HireDate, i => i.OfficeAssignment))
291: {
292: if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment?.Location))
293: {
294: instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment = null;
295: }
296: UpdateInstructorCourses(selectedCourses, instructorToUpdate);
297: try
298: {
299: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
300: }
301: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
302: {
303: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
304: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
305: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
306: "see your system administrator.");
307: }
308: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
309: }
310: UpdateInstructorCourses(selectedCourses, instructorToUpdate);
311: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructorToUpdate);
312: return View(instructorToUpdate);
313: }
314: #endregion
315:
316: #region snippet_UpdateCourses
317: private void UpdateInstructorCourses(string[] selectedCourses, Instructor instructorToUpdate)
318: {
319: if (selectedCourses == null)
320: {
321: instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
322: return;
323: }
324:
325: var selectedCoursesHS = new HashSet<string>(selectedCourses);
326: var instructorCourses = new HashSet<int>
327: (instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.Select(c => c.Course.CourseID));
328: foreach (var course in _context.Courses)
329: {
330: if (selectedCoursesHS.Contains(course.CourseID.ToString()))
331: {
332: if (!instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID))
333: {
334: instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.Add(new CourseAssignment { InstructorID = instructorToUpdate.ID, CourseID = course.CourseID });
335: }
336: }
337: else
338: {
339:
340: if (instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID))
341: {
342: CourseAssignment courseToRemove = instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.SingleOrDefault(i => i.CourseID == course.CourseID);
343: _context.Remove(courseToRemove);
344: }
345: }
346: }
347: }
348: #endregion
349: #endif
350: // GET: Instructors/Delete/5
351: public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(int? id)
352: {
353: if (id == null)
354: {
355: return NotFound();
356: }
357:
358: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
359: .AsNoTracking()
360: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
361: if (instructor == null)
362: {
363: return NotFound();
364: }
365:
366: return View(instructor);
367: }
368:
369: #region snippet_DeleteConfirmed
370: [HttpPost, ActionName("Delete")]
371: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
372: public async Task<IActionResult> DeleteConfirmed(int id)
373: {
374: Instructor instructor = await _context.Instructors
375: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
376: .SingleAsync(i => i.ID == id);
377:
378: var departments = await _context.Departments
379: .Where(d => d.InstructorID == id)
380: .ToListAsync();
381: departments.ForEach(d => d.InstructorID = null);
382:
383: _context.Instructors.Remove(instructor);
384:
385: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
386: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
387: }
388: #endregion
389: }
390: }
The Where method returns a collection, but in this case the criteria passed to that method result in only a single Instructor entity being returned. The Single method converts the collection into a single Instructor entity, which gives you access to that entity’s CourseAssignments property. The CourseAssignments property contains CourseAssignment entities, from which you want only the related Course entities.
You use the Single method on a collection when you know the collection will have only one item. The Single method throws an exception if the collection passed to it is empty or if there’s more than one item. An alternative is SingleOrDefault, which returns a default value (null in this case) if the collection is empty. However, in this case that would still result in an exception (from trying to find a Courses property on a null reference), and the exception message would less clearly indicate the cause of the problem. When you call the Single method, you can also pass in the Where condition instead of calling the Where method separately:
Instead of:
Next, if a course was selected, the selected course is retrieved from the list of courses in the view model. Then the view model’s Enrollments property is loaded with the Enrollment entities from that course’s Enrollments navigation property.
[!code-csharpMain]
1: #define ExplicitLoading // or EagerLoading or ScaffoldedCode
2: #define EditCourses // or EditOfficeAssignment
3:
4: using System;
5: using System.Collections.Generic;
6: using System.Linq;
7: using System.Threading.Tasks;
8: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
9: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering;
10: using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
11: using ContosoUniversity.Data;
12: using ContosoUniversity.Models;
13: #region snippet_Using
14: using ContosoUniversity.Models.SchoolViewModels;
15: #endregion
16:
17: namespace ContosoUniversity.Controllers
18: {
19: public class InstructorsController : Controller
20: {
21: private readonly SchoolContext _context;
22:
23: public InstructorsController(SchoolContext context)
24: {
25: _context = context;
26: }
27:
28: // GET: Instructors
29: #if ScaffoldedCode
30: #region snippet_ScaffoldedCode
31: public async Task<IActionResult> Index()
32: {
33: return View(await _context.Instructors.AsNoTracking().ToListAsync());
34: }
35: #endregion
36: #elif EagerLoading
37: #region snippet_EagerLoading
38: public async Task<IActionResult> Index(int? id, int? courseID)
39: {
40: var viewModel = new InstructorIndexData();
41: #region snippet_ThenInclude
42: viewModel.Instructors = await _context.Instructors
43: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
44: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
45: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
46: .ThenInclude(i => i.Enrollments)
47: .ThenInclude(i => i.Student)
48: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
49: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
50: .ThenInclude(i => i.Department)
51: .AsNoTracking()
52: .OrderBy(i => i.LastName)
53: .ToListAsync();
54: #endregion
55:
56: if (id != null)
57: {
58: ViewData["InstructorID"] = id.Value;
59: Instructor instructor = viewModel.Instructors.Where(
60: i => i.ID == id.Value).Single();
61: viewModel.Courses = instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(s => s.Course);
62: }
63:
64: if (courseID != null)
65: {
66: ViewData["CourseID"] = courseID.Value;
67: viewModel.Enrollments = viewModel.Courses.Where(
68: x => x.CourseID == courseID).Single().Enrollments;
69: }
70:
71: return View(viewModel);
72: }
73: #endregion
74: #elif ExplicitLoading
75: #region snippet_ExplicitLoading
76: public async Task<IActionResult> Index(int? id, int? courseID)
77: {
78: var viewModel = new InstructorIndexData();
79: viewModel.Instructors = await _context.Instructors
80: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
81: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
82: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
83: .ThenInclude(i => i.Department)
84: .OrderBy(i => i.LastName)
85: .ToListAsync();
86:
87: if (id != null)
88: {
89: ViewData["InstructorID"] = id.Value;
90: Instructor instructor = viewModel.Instructors.Where(
91: i => i.ID == id.Value).Single();
92: viewModel.Courses = instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(s => s.Course);
93: }
94:
95: if (courseID != null)
96: {
97: ViewData["CourseID"] = courseID.Value;
98: var selectedCourse = viewModel.Courses.Where(x => x.CourseID == courseID).Single();
99: await _context.Entry(selectedCourse).Collection(x => x.Enrollments).LoadAsync();
100: foreach (Enrollment enrollment in selectedCourse.Enrollments)
101: {
102: await _context.Entry(enrollment).Reference(x => x.Student).LoadAsync();
103: }
104: viewModel.Enrollments = selectedCourse.Enrollments;
105: }
106:
107: return View(viewModel);
108: }
109: #endregion
110: #endif
111: // GET: Instructors/Details/5
112: public async Task<IActionResult> Details(int? id)
113: {
114: if (id == null)
115: {
116: return NotFound();
117: }
118:
119: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
120: .AsNoTracking()
121: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
122: if (instructor == null)
123: {
124: return NotFound();
125: }
126:
127: return View(instructor);
128: }
129:
130: // GET: Instructors/Create
131: #region snippet_Create
132: public IActionResult Create()
133: {
134: var instructor = new Instructor();
135: instructor.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
136: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
137: return View();
138: }
139:
140: // POST: Instructors/Create
141: [HttpPost]
142: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
143: public async Task<IActionResult> Create([Bind("FirstMidName,HireDate,LastName,OfficeAssignment")] Instructor instructor, string[] selectedCourses)
144: {
145: if (selectedCourses != null)
146: {
147: instructor.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
148: foreach (var course in selectedCourses)
149: {
150: var courseToAdd = new CourseAssignment { InstructorID = instructor.ID, CourseID = int.Parse(course) };
151: instructor.CourseAssignments.Add(courseToAdd);
152: }
153: }
154: if (ModelState.IsValid)
155: {
156: _context.Add(instructor);
157: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
158: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
159: }
160: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
161: return View(instructor);
162: }
163: #endregion
164:
165: // GET: Instructors/Edit/5
166: #if EditOfficeAssignment
167: #region snippet_EditGetOA
168: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
169: {
170: if (id == null)
171: {
172: return NotFound();
173: }
174:
175: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
176: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
177: .AsNoTracking()
178: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
179: if (instructor == null)
180: {
181: return NotFound();
182: }
183: return View(instructor);
184: }
185: #endregion
186: #elif EditCourses
187: #region snippet_EditGetCourses
188: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
189: {
190: if (id == null)
191: {
192: return NotFound();
193: }
194:
195: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
196: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
197: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments).ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
198: .AsNoTracking()
199: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
200: if (instructor == null)
201: {
202: return NotFound();
203: }
204: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
205: return View(instructor);
206: }
207:
208: private void PopulateAssignedCourseData(Instructor instructor)
209: {
210: var allCourses = _context.Courses;
211: var instructorCourses = new HashSet<int>(instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(c => c.CourseID));
212: var viewModel = new List<AssignedCourseData>();
213: foreach (var course in allCourses)
214: {
215: viewModel.Add(new AssignedCourseData
216: {
217: CourseID = course.CourseID,
218: Title = course.Title,
219: Assigned = instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID)
220: });
221: }
222: ViewData["Courses"] = viewModel;
223: }
224: #endregion
225: #endif
226: // POST: Instructors/Edit/5
227: // To protect from overposting attacks, please enable the specific properties you want to bind to, for
228: // more details see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=317598.
229: #if EditOfficeAssignment
230: #region snippet_EditPostOA
231: [HttpPost, ActionName("Edit")]
232: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
233: public async Task<IActionResult> EditPost(int? id)
234: {
235: if (id == null)
236: {
237: return NotFound();
238: }
239:
240: var instructorToUpdate = await _context.Instructors
241: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
242: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(s => s.ID == id);
243:
244: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Instructor>(
245: instructorToUpdate,
246: "",
247: i => i.FirstMidName, i => i.LastName, i => i.HireDate, i => i.OfficeAssignment))
248: {
249: if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment?.Location))
250: {
251: instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment = null;
252: }
253: try
254: {
255: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
256: }
257: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
258: {
259: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
260: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
261: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
262: "see your system administrator.");
263: }
264: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
265: }
266: return View(instructorToUpdate);
267: }
268: #endregion
269:
270: #elif EditCourses
271: #region snippet_EditPostCourses
272: [HttpPost]
273: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
274: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id, string[] selectedCourses)
275: {
276: if (id == null)
277: {
278: return NotFound();
279: }
280:
281: var instructorToUpdate = await _context.Instructors
282: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
283: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
284: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
285: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
286:
287: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Instructor>(
288: instructorToUpdate,
289: "",
290: i => i.FirstMidName, i => i.LastName, i => i.HireDate, i => i.OfficeAssignment))
291: {
292: if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment?.Location))
293: {
294: instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment = null;
295: }
296: UpdateInstructorCourses(selectedCourses, instructorToUpdate);
297: try
298: {
299: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
300: }
301: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
302: {
303: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
304: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
305: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
306: "see your system administrator.");
307: }
308: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
309: }
310: UpdateInstructorCourses(selectedCourses, instructorToUpdate);
311: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructorToUpdate);
312: return View(instructorToUpdate);
313: }
314: #endregion
315:
316: #region snippet_UpdateCourses
317: private void UpdateInstructorCourses(string[] selectedCourses, Instructor instructorToUpdate)
318: {
319: if (selectedCourses == null)
320: {
321: instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
322: return;
323: }
324:
325: var selectedCoursesHS = new HashSet<string>(selectedCourses);
326: var instructorCourses = new HashSet<int>
327: (instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.Select(c => c.Course.CourseID));
328: foreach (var course in _context.Courses)
329: {
330: if (selectedCoursesHS.Contains(course.CourseID.ToString()))
331: {
332: if (!instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID))
333: {
334: instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.Add(new CourseAssignment { InstructorID = instructorToUpdate.ID, CourseID = course.CourseID });
335: }
336: }
337: else
338: {
339:
340: if (instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID))
341: {
342: CourseAssignment courseToRemove = instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.SingleOrDefault(i => i.CourseID == course.CourseID);
343: _context.Remove(courseToRemove);
344: }
345: }
346: }
347: }
348: #endregion
349: #endif
350: // GET: Instructors/Delete/5
351: public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(int? id)
352: {
353: if (id == null)
354: {
355: return NotFound();
356: }
357:
358: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
359: .AsNoTracking()
360: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
361: if (instructor == null)
362: {
363: return NotFound();
364: }
365:
366: return View(instructor);
367: }
368:
369: #region snippet_DeleteConfirmed
370: [HttpPost, ActionName("Delete")]
371: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
372: public async Task<IActionResult> DeleteConfirmed(int id)
373: {
374: Instructor instructor = await _context.Instructors
375: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
376: .SingleAsync(i => i.ID == id);
377:
378: var departments = await _context.Departments
379: .Where(d => d.InstructorID == id)
380: .ToListAsync();
381: departments.ForEach(d => d.InstructorID = null);
382:
383: _context.Instructors.Remove(instructor);
384:
385: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
386: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
387: }
388: #endregion
389: }
390: }
Modify the Instructor Index view
In Views/Instructors/Index.cshtml, replace the template code with the following code. The changes are highlighted.
[!code-htmlMain]
1: @model ContosoUniversity.Models.SchoolViewModels.InstructorIndexData
2:
3: @{
4: ViewData["Title"] = "Instructors";
5: }
6:
7: <h2>Instructors</h2>
8:
9: <p>
10: <a asp-action="Create">Create New</a>
11: </p>
12: <table class="table">
13: <thead>
14: <tr>
15: <th>Last Name</th>
16: <th>First Name</th>
17: <th>Hire Date</th>
18: <th>Office</th>
19: <th>Courses</th>
20: <th></th>
21: </tr>
22: </thead>
23: <tbody>
24: @foreach (var item in Model.Instructors)
25: {
26: string selectedRow = "";
27: if (item.ID == (int?)ViewData["InstructorID"])
28: {
29: selectedRow = "success";
30: }
31: <tr class="@selectedRow">
32: <td>
33: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.LastName)
34: </td>
35: <td>
36: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.FirstMidName)
37: </td>
38: <td>
39: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.HireDate)
40: </td>
41: <td>
42: @if (item.OfficeAssignment != null)
43: {
44: @item.OfficeAssignment.Location
45: }
46: </td>
47: <td>
48: @{
49: foreach (var course in item.CourseAssignments)
50: {
51: @course.Course.CourseID @: @course.Course.Title <br />
52: }
53: }
54: </td>
55: <td>
56: <a asp-action="Index" asp-route-id="@item.ID">Select</a> |
57: <a asp-action="Edit" asp-route-id="@item.ID">Edit</a> |
58: <a asp-action="Details" asp-route-id="@item.ID">Details</a> |
59: <a asp-action="Delete" asp-route-id="@item.ID">Delete</a>
60: </td>
61: </tr>
62: }
63: </tbody>
64: </table>
65:
66: @if (Model.Courses != null)
67: {
68: <h3>Courses Taught by Selected Instructor</h3>
69: <table class="table">
70: <tr>
71: <th></th>
72: <th>Number</th>
73: <th>Title</th>
74: <th>Department</th>
75: </tr>
76:
77: @foreach (var item in Model.Courses)
78: {
79: string selectedRow = "";
80: if (item.CourseID == (int?)ViewData["CourseID"])
81: {
82: selectedRow = "success";
83: }
84: <tr class="@selectedRow">
85: <td>
86: @Html.ActionLink("Select", "Index", new { courseID = item.CourseID })
87: </td>
88: <td>
89: @item.CourseID
90: </td>
91: <td>
92: @item.Title
93: </td>
94: <td>
95: @item.Department.Name
96: </td>
97: </tr>
98: }
99:
100: </table>
101: }
102:
103: @if (Model.Enrollments != null)
104: {
105: <h3>
106: Students Enrolled in Selected Course
107: </h3>
108: <table class="table">
109: <tr>
110: <th>Name</th>
111: <th>Grade</th>
112: </tr>
113: @foreach (var item in Model.Enrollments)
114: {
115: <tr>
116: <td>
117: @item.Student.FullName
118: </td>
119: <td>
120: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Grade)
121: </td>
122: </tr>
123: }
124: </table>
125: }
126:
You’ve made the following changes to the existing code:
Changed the model class to
InstructorIndexData.Changed the page title from Index to Instructors.
Added an Office column that displays
item.OfficeAssignment.Locationonly ifitem.OfficeAssignmentis not null. (Because this is a one-to-zero-or-one relationship, there might not be a related OfficeAssignment entity.)Added a Courses column that displays courses taught by each instructor. See (xref:)Explicit Line Transition with
@:for more about this razor syntax.Added code that dynamically adds
class="success"to thetrelement of the selected instructor. This sets a background color for the selected row using a Bootstrap class.Added a new hyperlink labeled Select immediately before the other links in each row, which causes the selected instructor’s ID to be sent to the
Indexmethod.
Run the app and select the Instructors tab. The page displays the Location property of related OfficeAssignment entities and an empty table cell when there’s no related OfficeAssignment entity.
In the Views/Instructors/Index.cshtml file, after the closing table element (at the end of the file), add the following code. This code displays a list of courses related to an instructor when an instructor is selected.
[!code-htmlMain]
1: @model ContosoUniversity.Models.SchoolViewModels.InstructorIndexData
2:
3: @{
4: ViewData["Title"] = "Instructors";
5: }
6:
7: <h2>Instructors</h2>
8:
9: <p>
10: <a asp-action="Create">Create New</a>
11: </p>
12: <table class="table">
13: <thead>
14: <tr>
15: <th>Last Name</th>
16: <th>First Name</th>
17: <th>Hire Date</th>
18: <th>Office</th>
19: <th>Courses</th>
20: <th></th>
21: </tr>
22: </thead>
23: <tbody>
24: @foreach (var item in Model.Instructors)
25: {
26: string selectedRow = "";
27: if (item.ID == (int?)ViewData["InstructorID"])
28: {
29: selectedRow = "success";
30: }
31: <tr class="@selectedRow">
32: <td>
33: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.LastName)
34: </td>
35: <td>
36: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.FirstMidName)
37: </td>
38: <td>
39: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.HireDate)
40: </td>
41: <td>
42: @if (item.OfficeAssignment != null)
43: {
44: @item.OfficeAssignment.Location
45: }
46: </td>
47: <td>
48: @{
49: foreach (var course in item.CourseAssignments)
50: {
51: @course.Course.CourseID @: @course.Course.Title <br />
52: }
53: }
54: </td>
55: <td>
56: <a asp-action="Index" asp-route-id="@item.ID">Select</a> |
57: <a asp-action="Edit" asp-route-id="@item.ID">Edit</a> |
58: <a asp-action="Details" asp-route-id="@item.ID">Details</a> |
59: <a asp-action="Delete" asp-route-id="@item.ID">Delete</a>
60: </td>
61: </tr>
62: }
63: </tbody>
64: </table>
65:
66: @if (Model.Courses != null)
67: {
68: <h3>Courses Taught by Selected Instructor</h3>
69: <table class="table">
70: <tr>
71: <th></th>
72: <th>Number</th>
73: <th>Title</th>
74: <th>Department</th>
75: </tr>
76:
77: @foreach (var item in Model.Courses)
78: {
79: string selectedRow = "";
80: if (item.CourseID == (int?)ViewData["CourseID"])
81: {
82: selectedRow = "success";
83: }
84: <tr class="@selectedRow">
85: <td>
86: @Html.ActionLink("Select", "Index", new { courseID = item.CourseID })
87: </td>
88: <td>
89: @item.CourseID
90: </td>
91: <td>
92: @item.Title
93: </td>
94: <td>
95: @item.Department.Name
96: </td>
97: </tr>
98: }
99:
100: </table>
101: }
102:
103: @if (Model.Enrollments != null)
104: {
105: <h3>
106: Students Enrolled in Selected Course
107: </h3>
108: <table class="table">
109: <tr>
110: <th>Name</th>
111: <th>Grade</th>
112: </tr>
113: @foreach (var item in Model.Enrollments)
114: {
115: <tr>
116: <td>
117: @item.Student.FullName
118: </td>
119: <td>
120: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Grade)
121: </td>
122: </tr>
123: }
124: </table>
125: }
126:
This code reads the Courses property of the view model to display a list of courses. It also provides a Select hyperlink that sends the ID of the selected course to the Index action method.
Refresh the page and select an instructor. Now you see a grid that displays courses assigned to the selected instructor, and for each course you see the name of the assigned department.
After the code block you just added, add the following code. This displays a list of the students who are enrolled in a course when that course is selected.
[!code-htmlMain]
1: @model ContosoUniversity.Models.SchoolViewModels.InstructorIndexData
2:
3: @{
4: ViewData["Title"] = "Instructors";
5: }
6:
7: <h2>Instructors</h2>
8:
9: <p>
10: <a asp-action="Create">Create New</a>
11: </p>
12: <table class="table">
13: <thead>
14: <tr>
15: <th>Last Name</th>
16: <th>First Name</th>
17: <th>Hire Date</th>
18: <th>Office</th>
19: <th>Courses</th>
20: <th></th>
21: </tr>
22: </thead>
23: <tbody>
24: @foreach (var item in Model.Instructors)
25: {
26: string selectedRow = "";
27: if (item.ID == (int?)ViewData["InstructorID"])
28: {
29: selectedRow = "success";
30: }
31: <tr class="@selectedRow">
32: <td>
33: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.LastName)
34: </td>
35: <td>
36: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.FirstMidName)
37: </td>
38: <td>
39: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.HireDate)
40: </td>
41: <td>
42: @if (item.OfficeAssignment != null)
43: {
44: @item.OfficeAssignment.Location
45: }
46: </td>
47: <td>
48: @{
49: foreach (var course in item.CourseAssignments)
50: {
51: @course.Course.CourseID @: @course.Course.Title <br />
52: }
53: }
54: </td>
55: <td>
56: <a asp-action="Index" asp-route-id="@item.ID">Select</a> |
57: <a asp-action="Edit" asp-route-id="@item.ID">Edit</a> |
58: <a asp-action="Details" asp-route-id="@item.ID">Details</a> |
59: <a asp-action="Delete" asp-route-id="@item.ID">Delete</a>
60: </td>
61: </tr>
62: }
63: </tbody>
64: </table>
65:
66: @if (Model.Courses != null)
67: {
68: <h3>Courses Taught by Selected Instructor</h3>
69: <table class="table">
70: <tr>
71: <th></th>
72: <th>Number</th>
73: <th>Title</th>
74: <th>Department</th>
75: </tr>
76:
77: @foreach (var item in Model.Courses)
78: {
79: string selectedRow = "";
80: if (item.CourseID == (int?)ViewData["CourseID"])
81: {
82: selectedRow = "success";
83: }
84: <tr class="@selectedRow">
85: <td>
86: @Html.ActionLink("Select", "Index", new { courseID = item.CourseID })
87: </td>
88: <td>
89: @item.CourseID
90: </td>
91: <td>
92: @item.Title
93: </td>
94: <td>
95: @item.Department.Name
96: </td>
97: </tr>
98: }
99:
100: </table>
101: }
102:
103: @if (Model.Enrollments != null)
104: {
105: <h3>
106: Students Enrolled in Selected Course
107: </h3>
108: <table class="table">
109: <tr>
110: <th>Name</th>
111: <th>Grade</th>
112: </tr>
113: @foreach (var item in Model.Enrollments)
114: {
115: <tr>
116: <td>
117: @item.Student.FullName
118: </td>
119: <td>
120: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Grade)
121: </td>
122: </tr>
123: }
124: </table>
125: }
126:
This code reads the Enrollments property of the view model in order to display a list of students enrolled in the course.
Refresh the page again and select an instructor. Then select a course to see the list of enrolled students and their grades.
Explicit loading
When you retrieved the list of instructors in InstructorsController.cs, you specified eager loading for the CourseAssignments navigation property.
Suppose you expected users to only rarely want to see enrollments in a selected instructor and course. In that case, you might want to load the enrollment data only if it’s requested. To see an example of how to do explicit loading, replace the Index method with the following code, which removes eager loading for Enrollments and loads that property explicitly. The code changes are highlighted.
[!code-csharpMain]
1: #define ExplicitLoading // or EagerLoading or ScaffoldedCode
2: #define EditCourses // or EditOfficeAssignment
3:
4: using System;
5: using System.Collections.Generic;
6: using System.Linq;
7: using System.Threading.Tasks;
8: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
9: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering;
10: using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
11: using ContosoUniversity.Data;
12: using ContosoUniversity.Models;
13: #region snippet_Using
14: using ContosoUniversity.Models.SchoolViewModels;
15: #endregion
16:
17: namespace ContosoUniversity.Controllers
18: {
19: public class InstructorsController : Controller
20: {
21: private readonly SchoolContext _context;
22:
23: public InstructorsController(SchoolContext context)
24: {
25: _context = context;
26: }
27:
28: // GET: Instructors
29: #if ScaffoldedCode
30: #region snippet_ScaffoldedCode
31: public async Task<IActionResult> Index()
32: {
33: return View(await _context.Instructors.AsNoTracking().ToListAsync());
34: }
35: #endregion
36: #elif EagerLoading
37: #region snippet_EagerLoading
38: public async Task<IActionResult> Index(int? id, int? courseID)
39: {
40: var viewModel = new InstructorIndexData();
41: #region snippet_ThenInclude
42: viewModel.Instructors = await _context.Instructors
43: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
44: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
45: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
46: .ThenInclude(i => i.Enrollments)
47: .ThenInclude(i => i.Student)
48: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
49: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
50: .ThenInclude(i => i.Department)
51: .AsNoTracking()
52: .OrderBy(i => i.LastName)
53: .ToListAsync();
54: #endregion
55:
56: if (id != null)
57: {
58: ViewData["InstructorID"] = id.Value;
59: Instructor instructor = viewModel.Instructors.Where(
60: i => i.ID == id.Value).Single();
61: viewModel.Courses = instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(s => s.Course);
62: }
63:
64: if (courseID != null)
65: {
66: ViewData["CourseID"] = courseID.Value;
67: viewModel.Enrollments = viewModel.Courses.Where(
68: x => x.CourseID == courseID).Single().Enrollments;
69: }
70:
71: return View(viewModel);
72: }
73: #endregion
74: #elif ExplicitLoading
75: #region snippet_ExplicitLoading
76: public async Task<IActionResult> Index(int? id, int? courseID)
77: {
78: var viewModel = new InstructorIndexData();
79: viewModel.Instructors = await _context.Instructors
80: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
81: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
82: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
83: .ThenInclude(i => i.Department)
84: .OrderBy(i => i.LastName)
85: .ToListAsync();
86:
87: if (id != null)
88: {
89: ViewData["InstructorID"] = id.Value;
90: Instructor instructor = viewModel.Instructors.Where(
91: i => i.ID == id.Value).Single();
92: viewModel.Courses = instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(s => s.Course);
93: }
94:
95: if (courseID != null)
96: {
97: ViewData["CourseID"] = courseID.Value;
98: var selectedCourse = viewModel.Courses.Where(x => x.CourseID == courseID).Single();
99: await _context.Entry(selectedCourse).Collection(x => x.Enrollments).LoadAsync();
100: foreach (Enrollment enrollment in selectedCourse.Enrollments)
101: {
102: await _context.Entry(enrollment).Reference(x => x.Student).LoadAsync();
103: }
104: viewModel.Enrollments = selectedCourse.Enrollments;
105: }
106:
107: return View(viewModel);
108: }
109: #endregion
110: #endif
111: // GET: Instructors/Details/5
112: public async Task<IActionResult> Details(int? id)
113: {
114: if (id == null)
115: {
116: return NotFound();
117: }
118:
119: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
120: .AsNoTracking()
121: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
122: if (instructor == null)
123: {
124: return NotFound();
125: }
126:
127: return View(instructor);
128: }
129:
130: // GET: Instructors/Create
131: #region snippet_Create
132: public IActionResult Create()
133: {
134: var instructor = new Instructor();
135: instructor.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
136: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
137: return View();
138: }
139:
140: // POST: Instructors/Create
141: [HttpPost]
142: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
143: public async Task<IActionResult> Create([Bind("FirstMidName,HireDate,LastName,OfficeAssignment")] Instructor instructor, string[] selectedCourses)
144: {
145: if (selectedCourses != null)
146: {
147: instructor.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
148: foreach (var course in selectedCourses)
149: {
150: var courseToAdd = new CourseAssignment { InstructorID = instructor.ID, CourseID = int.Parse(course) };
151: instructor.CourseAssignments.Add(courseToAdd);
152: }
153: }
154: if (ModelState.IsValid)
155: {
156: _context.Add(instructor);
157: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
158: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
159: }
160: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
161: return View(instructor);
162: }
163: #endregion
164:
165: // GET: Instructors/Edit/5
166: #if EditOfficeAssignment
167: #region snippet_EditGetOA
168: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
169: {
170: if (id == null)
171: {
172: return NotFound();
173: }
174:
175: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
176: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
177: .AsNoTracking()
178: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
179: if (instructor == null)
180: {
181: return NotFound();
182: }
183: return View(instructor);
184: }
185: #endregion
186: #elif EditCourses
187: #region snippet_EditGetCourses
188: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id)
189: {
190: if (id == null)
191: {
192: return NotFound();
193: }
194:
195: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
196: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
197: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments).ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
198: .AsNoTracking()
199: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
200: if (instructor == null)
201: {
202: return NotFound();
203: }
204: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructor);
205: return View(instructor);
206: }
207:
208: private void PopulateAssignedCourseData(Instructor instructor)
209: {
210: var allCourses = _context.Courses;
211: var instructorCourses = new HashSet<int>(instructor.CourseAssignments.Select(c => c.CourseID));
212: var viewModel = new List<AssignedCourseData>();
213: foreach (var course in allCourses)
214: {
215: viewModel.Add(new AssignedCourseData
216: {
217: CourseID = course.CourseID,
218: Title = course.Title,
219: Assigned = instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID)
220: });
221: }
222: ViewData["Courses"] = viewModel;
223: }
224: #endregion
225: #endif
226: // POST: Instructors/Edit/5
227: // To protect from overposting attacks, please enable the specific properties you want to bind to, for
228: // more details see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=317598.
229: #if EditOfficeAssignment
230: #region snippet_EditPostOA
231: [HttpPost, ActionName("Edit")]
232: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
233: public async Task<IActionResult> EditPost(int? id)
234: {
235: if (id == null)
236: {
237: return NotFound();
238: }
239:
240: var instructorToUpdate = await _context.Instructors
241: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
242: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(s => s.ID == id);
243:
244: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Instructor>(
245: instructorToUpdate,
246: "",
247: i => i.FirstMidName, i => i.LastName, i => i.HireDate, i => i.OfficeAssignment))
248: {
249: if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment?.Location))
250: {
251: instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment = null;
252: }
253: try
254: {
255: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
256: }
257: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
258: {
259: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
260: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
261: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
262: "see your system administrator.");
263: }
264: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
265: }
266: return View(instructorToUpdate);
267: }
268: #endregion
269:
270: #elif EditCourses
271: #region snippet_EditPostCourses
272: [HttpPost]
273: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
274: public async Task<IActionResult> Edit(int? id, string[] selectedCourses)
275: {
276: if (id == null)
277: {
278: return NotFound();
279: }
280:
281: var instructorToUpdate = await _context.Instructors
282: .Include(i => i.OfficeAssignment)
283: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
284: .ThenInclude(i => i.Course)
285: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
286:
287: if (await TryUpdateModelAsync<Instructor>(
288: instructorToUpdate,
289: "",
290: i => i.FirstMidName, i => i.LastName, i => i.HireDate, i => i.OfficeAssignment))
291: {
292: if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment?.Location))
293: {
294: instructorToUpdate.OfficeAssignment = null;
295: }
296: UpdateInstructorCourses(selectedCourses, instructorToUpdate);
297: try
298: {
299: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
300: }
301: catch (DbUpdateException /* ex */)
302: {
303: //Log the error (uncomment ex variable name and write a log.)
304: ModelState.AddModelError("", "Unable to save changes. " +
305: "Try again, and if the problem persists, " +
306: "see your system administrator.");
307: }
308: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
309: }
310: UpdateInstructorCourses(selectedCourses, instructorToUpdate);
311: PopulateAssignedCourseData(instructorToUpdate);
312: return View(instructorToUpdate);
313: }
314: #endregion
315:
316: #region snippet_UpdateCourses
317: private void UpdateInstructorCourses(string[] selectedCourses, Instructor instructorToUpdate)
318: {
319: if (selectedCourses == null)
320: {
321: instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments = new List<CourseAssignment>();
322: return;
323: }
324:
325: var selectedCoursesHS = new HashSet<string>(selectedCourses);
326: var instructorCourses = new HashSet<int>
327: (instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.Select(c => c.Course.CourseID));
328: foreach (var course in _context.Courses)
329: {
330: if (selectedCoursesHS.Contains(course.CourseID.ToString()))
331: {
332: if (!instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID))
333: {
334: instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.Add(new CourseAssignment { InstructorID = instructorToUpdate.ID, CourseID = course.CourseID });
335: }
336: }
337: else
338: {
339:
340: if (instructorCourses.Contains(course.CourseID))
341: {
342: CourseAssignment courseToRemove = instructorToUpdate.CourseAssignments.SingleOrDefault(i => i.CourseID == course.CourseID);
343: _context.Remove(courseToRemove);
344: }
345: }
346: }
347: }
348: #endregion
349: #endif
350: // GET: Instructors/Delete/5
351: public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(int? id)
352: {
353: if (id == null)
354: {
355: return NotFound();
356: }
357:
358: var instructor = await _context.Instructors
359: .AsNoTracking()
360: .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.ID == id);
361: if (instructor == null)
362: {
363: return NotFound();
364: }
365:
366: return View(instructor);
367: }
368:
369: #region snippet_DeleteConfirmed
370: [HttpPost, ActionName("Delete")]
371: [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
372: public async Task<IActionResult> DeleteConfirmed(int id)
373: {
374: Instructor instructor = await _context.Instructors
375: .Include(i => i.CourseAssignments)
376: .SingleAsync(i => i.ID == id);
377:
378: var departments = await _context.Departments
379: .Where(d => d.InstructorID == id)
380: .ToListAsync();
381: departments.ForEach(d => d.InstructorID = null);
382:
383: _context.Instructors.Remove(instructor);
384:
385: await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
386: return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
387: }
388: #endregion
389: }
390: }
The new code drops the ThenInclude method calls for enrollment data from the code that retrieves instructor entities. If an instructor and course are selected, the highlighted code retrieves Enrollment entities for the selected course, and Student entities for each Enrollment.
Run the app, go to the Instructors Index page now and you’ll see no difference in what’s displayed on the page, although you’ve changed how the data is retrieved.
Summary
You’ve now used eager loading with one query and with multiple queries to read related data into navigation properties. In the next tutorial you’ll learn how to update related data.
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