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********************FontPickerController***********************

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using MIS324Assignments.Models;

namespace MIS324Assignments.Controllers
{
    public class FontPickerController : Controller
    {
        // GET: FontPicker
        [HttpGet]
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            FontPickerModel fp = new FontPickerModel();
            ViewBag.imageTags = GenerateImageTags(fp.Message);
            return View(fp);
        }
        [HttpGet]
        public ActionResult Fonts()
        {
            FontPickerModel fp = new FontPickerModel();
            ViewBag.imageTags = GenerateImageTags(fp.Message, fp.FontId);
            return View(fp);
        }


        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult Index(FontPickerModel fp)
        {
            Response.Write("Method Post");
            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                ViewBag.imageTags = GenerateImageTags(fp.Message);
            }
            return View(fp);
        }

        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult Fonts(FontPickerModel fp)
        {
            Response.Write("Method Post");
            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                ViewBag.imageTags = GenerateImageTags(fp.Message, fp.FontId);
            }
            return View(fp);
        }


        string GenerateImageTags(string Message, string FontId = "")
        {
            //build a string of image tags
            string imageTags = "";
            for (int i = 0; i < Message.Length; i++)
            {
                string character = Message.Substring(i, 1);
                if (character != " ")
                    imageTags += GetTag(character, FontId);
                else
                    imageTags += "<br />";
            }
            return imageTags;
        }
        private string GetTag(string character, string FontId)
        {
            string url = "<img src='http://yorktown.cbe.wwu.edu/sandvig/images/alphabet/";

            if (FontId == "ChunkRed")
            {
                return url + "chunk/red/" + character + "9.jpg' />";
            }
            else if (FontId == "DecoBlue")
            {
                return url + "deco/blue/" + character + "1.gif' />";
            }
            else if (FontId == "Animals")
            {
                return url + "animals/" + character + "4.gif' />";
            }
            else if (FontId == "ElegantRed")
            {
                return url + "elegant/red/4" + character + ".gif' />";
            }
            else if (FontId == "Funky")
            {
                return url + "funky/" + character + "3.jpg' />";
            }
            else
            {
                return url + "punch/black/" + character + "7.gif' />";
            }
        }
    }
}
********************************fonts.cshtml*************************************************(this one was a work in progress, namely with the dropdownlistfor HTML helper near the bottom)****************************************************

@model MIS324Assignments.Models.FontPickerModel


<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>
<head>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
    <title>Fonts</title>
</head>
<body>
    @Scripts.Render("~/bundles/jquery")
    @Scripts.Render("~/bundles/jqueryval")


    @using (Html.BeginForm())
    {
        @Html.AntiForgeryToken()

        <div class="form-horizontal">
            <h4>FontPickerModel</h4>
            <hr />
            @Html.ValidationSummary(true, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
            <div class="form-group">
                @Html.LabelFor(model => model.Message, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
                <div class="col-md-10">
                    @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Message, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
                    @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Message, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
                </div>
            </div>

            <div class="form-group">
                @Html.LabelFor(model => model.FontId, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
                <div class="col-md-10">
                    @Html.DropDownListFor(
                    model => model.FontId,
                    new SelectList(MIS324Assignments.ViewModels.FontPickerViewModel.FontPickerViewModel.FontList, "FontID",
                    "FontName",
                    new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } }))
                    @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.FontId, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
                </div>
            </div>

            <div class="form-group">
                <div class="col-md-offset-2 col-md-10">
                    <input type="submit" value="Create" class="btn btn-default" />
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    }

    <div>
        @Html.ActionLink("Back to List", "Index")
    </div>
</body>
</html>
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