I'm developing this really important squirrel application.
There is a wizard where squirrels are added
to the database.
So say there are three screens
to this wizard:
Squirrel name details
Height and weight
Nut storage
So at each step of the wizard I'm wanting
to save the details
to the database.
The Height and weight view looks like:
@model HeightWeightViewModel
@{
ViewBag.Title = "Height and weight";
}
<h2>Height and weight</h2>
@using (Html.BeginForm()) {
<h3>Height</h3>
<div>
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.Squirrel.Height)
</div>
<h3>Weight</h3>
<div>
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.Squirrel.Weight)
</div>
<input type="submit" value="Previous" />
<input type="submit" value="Next" />
}
So I'm hoping that Previous and Next buttons will save these details. The Previous button while saving will also take the user
to the Squirrel name details page. The Next will save and take the user
to the nut storage page.
I got the Next button working using:
public ActionResult Edit(SquirrelViewModel squirrelViewModel)
{
_unitOfWork.SaveHeightWeight(squirrelViewModel);
return RedirectToAction("Edit", "NutStorage", new { id = squirrelViewModel.Squirrel.Id });
}
So the Next button saves the details and sends the user
to the NutStorage page.
The Previous button does the same as Next but I actually want it
to send the user
to the first step of the Wizard after saving.
I'm not sure how
to do this. Would I have another method
to post
to for Previous?
I can't image how
to implement this.
Maybe I should be using ActionLinks instead of submit buttons but that would not post the details
to be saved.
Can anyone suggest how
to get the previous button
to save and
send the user
to the first page of the wizard while still
having the Next functionality working?
