Question

Is there a way to pass a view model(s) into a function?

We have the following code

Activity a = new Activity();
a.memID = (WebSessions.IsCUser) ? 0 : WebSessions.MemID;
a.caseUserID = (WebSessions.IsCUser) ? WebSessions.CUserID : 0;
a.isMember = !(WebSessions.IsCUser); 
a.isUser = (WebSessions.IsCUser);

Also

OpenTask o = new OpenTask();
o.memID = (WebSessions.IsCUser) ? 0 : WebSessions.MemID;
o.caseUserID = (WebSessions.IsCUser) ? WebSessions.CUserID : 0;
o.isMember = !(WebSessions.IsCUser); 
o.isUser = (WebSessions.IsCUser);

I would like to create a function that sets these values for me

GetValuesForUserORMember(*pass in view model*)
{
    thisView = *pass in view model*

    thisView.memID = (WebSessions.IsCUser) ? 0 : WebSessions.MemID;
    thisView.caseUserID = (WebSessions.IsCUser) ? WebSessions.CUserID : 0;
    thisView.isMember = !(WebSessions.IsCUser); 
    thisView.isUser = (WebSessions.IsCUser);
}

The use it to do Insert or Update

Activity a = new Activity();
a.ID = cID;
a.ActivityModDate = date;
GetValuesForUserORMember(a) <---function
ctx.AddToActivities(a);
ctx.SaveChanges();


OpenTask o = new OpenTask();
o.ID = cID;
o.TaskCompletedDate = date;
o.TaskAssingedTo = uID;
GetValuesForUserORMember(o) <---function
ctx.AddToActivities(o);
ctx.SaveChanges();

these (4) fields are the exact same for each table/view model (Activity and OpenTask). However there are OTHER fields that are not the same in each table.

Answer 1

Assuming they don’t share a base class or interface, you could use dynamic to do it:

GetValuesForUserORMember(dynamic thisView)
{
    thisView.memID = (WebSessions.IsCUser) ? 0 : WebSessions.MemID;
    thisView.caseUserID = (WebSessions.IsCUser) ? WebSessions.CUserID : 0;
    thisView.isMember = !(WebSessions.IsCUser); 
    thisView.isUser = (WebSessions.IsCUser);
}