Quary string

Create action describe Query String in URL:

Check null

Another
example

Cookies

Create HttpContext.Response.Cookies.Append(“Lang", “English”);

var options = new CookieOptions { Expires = DateTime.Now.AddDays(15) };
To set cookie HttpContext.Response.Cookies.Append(“Lang", “English”, options);
options: This cookie is created as a non-persistent cookie and expires in 15 days.
To delete a cookie, set it’s expiry date to a past date
Expires = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-1)
if (Request.Cookies[“cookiename"] != null)
read a cookie {
value string val = Request.Cookies[“cookiename"];
}
Database Connection :

Create Model Classes

[Key] Primary key column

[Required] NOT NULL constraint

maximum characters of a string

[StringLength(50)]

You may explicitly set the ForeignKey annotation for the Collection
[ForeignKey]
attribute (this is optional

Create a Database Context Class

public class AppDbContext : DbContext
{ public AppDbContext(DbContextOptions<AppDbContext> options) : base(options)
{}
//complete the code below to create the Books and Reviews table
public DbSet<Category> Categories { get; set; }
protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder builder)
{
base.OnModelCreating(builder);

builder.Entity<Category>().HasData(new Category { CategoryID = 1, CategoryName = "Technology" });

Return all book from database var booksList =ctx.Books.ToList();
Where condition

Book BY Title in Search Controller By categories in Search Controller

public IActionResult BookByTitle(string? title) public IActionResult BookByCategory(int? catID)
{ { // no catID will be provided
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(title)) if (catID == null || catID == 0)
{ { //to display a dropdown list
// no title provided, display the view var categoriesList = new SelectList(ctx.Categories.ToList(), "CategoryID",
return View(); "CategoryName");
} ViewBag.CatList = categoriesList;
//when a title is provided retrieve the books return View();
var books = ctx.Books }
.Where(b => b.Title.Contains(title)) //when ID provided read books that contain the title and return the result
.Include(b => b.Category) //get category details var books = ctx.Books
.ToList(); .Where(b => b.CategoryID == catID)
//return View(books); .Include(b => b.Category) // get category details
return PartialView("_PartialSearchResult", books); .ToList();
return PartialView("_PartialSearchResult", books); }
}}

Book BY Title Razor By categories Razor

<h1>Search By Title</h1> h1>Search By Category</h1>
<p>This page was loaded on @DateTime.Now</p> <p>This page was loaded on @DateTime.Now</p>
<form method="get"> <form id="searchForm" method="get">
<label> Book title</label> <select id="CategoryID" asp-items=ViewBag.CatList>
<input type="text" required name="title" id="txtTitle" /> <option value="0">Select a category</option>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" </select>
id="btnSearch">Search</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary"
</form> id="btnSearch">Search</button>
//---------------------------------------------------- </form>
<div id="searchResults"> </div> //----------------------------------------------------
//---------------------------------------------------- <!-- partial view will be loaded here-->
<script type="text/javascript"> <div id="searchResults"></div>
$(document).ready(function() { //----------------------------------------------------
$("#btnSearch").click(function() { <script type="text/javascript">
//get title of the selected item in the select list $(document).ready(function() {
var searchVal = $("#txtTitle").val(); $("#btnSearch").click(function() {
/*call action and pass the title as a parameter*/ //get CategoryID value of the selected item in the select
$("#searchResults").load("/Search/BookByTitle", { title: list
searchVal });});}); var searchVal = $("#CategoryID").val();
</script> /*call Action and pass the Cateogry ID of the select list*/
$("#searchResults").load("@Url.Action("BookByCategory")", {
catID: searchVal });
});});</script>

VIEW or Detials method

in Search Controller Razor Page
public IActionResult Detail(int? id) <h1>Book Detail</h1>
{ <div class="card-deck">
if (id == null) <div class="row">
{ <div class="col-md-12">
return BadRequest(); <div class="card">
} <div class="card-header">
//eager loading <h5>@Model.Title</h5>
Book book = ctx.Books </div>
.Where(b => b.BookID == id) <p class="card-text">
.Include(b => b.Category) //join with Category table Category: @Model.Category.CategoryName <br/>
.Include(b => b.Reviews) //Join with Reviews table Reviews: @Model.Reviews.Count
.FirstOrDefault(); Rating:@(Model.Reviews.Count > 0 ? Model.Reviews.Average(r =>
if (book == null) r.Rating):" None")
{ </p>
return NotFound(); <div>
} <img src=@("/images/"+Model.CoverPhoto) style="width:150px;
//view is returned only when there is a record to display float:left; margin-right:10px"/>
return View(book); <p>Author: @Model.Author</p>
<p>Published in: @Model.PublicationYear</p>
} <p>@Model.Description</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>

<h5>Reviews</h5>
@if (Model.Reviews.Count > 0)
{
<partial name="_PartialAllReviews" model="Model.Reviews" />
}
else
{
<p>There are no reviews for this book</p>
 Get Request
Create&ADD Update&Edit Delete &Remove
[HttpGet] [HttpGet] [HttpGet]
public IActionResult Create() public IActionResult Edit(int? id) public IActionResult Delete(int? id)
{ { {
var categoriesList = new if (id == null) if (id == null)
SelectList(ctx.Categories.ToList(), "CategoryID", return BadRequest(); return BadRequest();
"CategoryName"); Book bk =ctx.Books.Find(id); Book bk =ctx.Books.Find(id);
ViewBag.CatList = categoriesList;
return View(); if (bk == null) if (bk == null)
} return NotFound(); return NotFound();
return View(bk);-> display html return View(bk);-> display html
} }

Post Request
Create&ADD Update&Edit Delete &Remove
[HttpPost] [HttpPost] [HttpPost]
public IActionResult Create(Book book) public IActionResult Upadate(Book public IActionResult Delete(Book book)
{ book) {
if (ModelState.IsValid){ {
ctx.Books.Add(book); if (ModelState.IsValid){ ctx.Books.Remove(book);
ctx.SaveChanges(); ctx.Books.Update(book); ctx.SaveChanges();
return Redirect("/Search/Detail/" + ctx.SaveChanges(); return Redirect("/Search/SearchByCategory/");
book.BookID); } return Redirect("/Search/Detail/" + }
book.BookID); }

Razor
<h1>New Book</h1> <-same change red highlight thing Kind of the same red highlight thing
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-4">
<form enctype="multipart/form-data" asp-
controller="Book" asp-action="Create" method="post">
<div asp-validation-summary="All" class="text-
danger"></div>
<div class="form-group">
<label asp-for="CategoryID" class="control-
label"></label>
<select asp-for="CategoryID" asp-
items=ViewBag.CatList class="form-control">
<option value="">Select a category</option>
</select>
<span asp-validation-for="CategoryID" class="text-
danger"></span>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label asp-for="Title" class="control-label"></label>
<input asp-for="Title" class="form-control" />
<span asp-validation-for="Title" class="text-
danger"></span>
</div>

<div class="form-group">
<label asp-for="Description" class="control-
label"></label>
<textarea rows="6" cols="50" asp-for="Description"
class="form-control"></textarea>
<span asp-validation-for="Description" class="text-
danger"></span>
</div>
</form>

_PartialSearchResult.cshtml
<div class="row">
@if (Model.Count > 0) //check if the Model (list of books) has any books
{
foreach (var book in Model) // loop through each book in the model
{<div class="col-sm-3">
<div class="card" style="margin-bottom:15px; margin-top:10px">
<div class="card-header">
<h5>@book.Title</h5>
</div>
<p class="card-text">
Category: @book.Category.CategoryName
</p>
<img class="card-img-top" src=@("/images/"+book.CoverPhoto) style="width:100%;height:250px"/>
<div class="card-footer text-center">
<a asp-controller="Search" asp-action="Detail" [email protected] class="btn btn-primary">View</a>
<a asp-controller="Book" asp-action="Edit" [email protected] class="btn btn-primary">Edit</a>
<a asp-controller="Book" asp-action="Delete" [email protected] class="btn btn-danger">Delete</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
}}
else
{ <p>No books found</p> }</div>