In this article I will explain with an example, how to insert (save) Hijri Date in SQL Server database table in ASP.Net Core MVC.
 
 
Database
I have made use of the following table IslamicEvents with the schema as follows.
ASP.Net Core: Insert (Save) Hijri Date in Database
 
Note: You can download the database table SQL by clicking the download link below.
         Download SQL file
 
 
Model
The following Model class consists of two properties.
public class IslamicEventModel
{
    public string Event { get; set; }
    public string Date { get; set; }
}
 
 
Database Context
Once the Entity Framework is configured and connected to the database table, the Database Context will look as shown below.
Note: For beginners in ASP.Net Core and Entity Framework, please refer my article ASP.Net Core: Simple Entity Framework Tutorial with example. It covers all the information needed for connecting and configuring Entity Framework with ASP.Net Core.
 
using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 
namespace Hijri_Date_Insert_MVC_Core
{
    public class DBCtx : DbContext
    {
        public DBCtx(DbContextOptions<DBCtx> options) : base(options)
        {
        }
 
        public DbSet<IslamicEventModel> IslamicEvents { get; set; }
    }
}
 
 
Controller
The Controller consists of following two Action methods.
Action method for handling GET operation
Inside this Action method, simply the View is returned.
 
Action method for handling POST operation
The Action method for POST operation accepts IslamicEventModel as parameter. The values posted from the Form inside the View are received through this parameter.
Finally, the received values are then inserted into the SQL Server database table using Entity Framework.
public class HomeController : Controller
{
 
    private DBCtx Context { get; set; }
    public HomeController(DBCtx _context)
    {
        this.Context = _context;
    }
 
    public IActionResult Index()
    {
        return View();
    }
 
    [HttpPost]
    public IActionResult Index(IslamicEventModel islamicEvent)
    {
        this.Context.IslamicEvents.Add(islamicEvent);
        this.Context.SaveChanges();
        return View();
    }
}
 
 
View
Inside the View, in the very first line the IslamicEventModel class is declared as model for the View.
The View consists of an HTML Form which has been created using the following TagHelpers attributes.
asp-action – Name of the Action. In this case the name is Index.
asp-controller – Name of the Controller. In this case the name is Home.
method – It specifies the Form Method i.e. GET or POST. In this case it will be set to POST.
Inside the HTML Form, there are two TextBox field created for capturing value for Event name and Hijri date and a Submit Button.
 
Bootstrap Hijri DatePicker plugin implementation
Inside the View, the following CSS files are inherited.
1. bootstrap.min.css
2. bootstrap-datetimepicker.min.css
 
Then, the following JS scripts are inherited.
1. jquery.min.js
2. moment.min.js
3. moment-hijri.js
4. bootstrap-hijri-datetimepicker.js
Inside the jQuery document ready event handler, the HijriDate TextBox has been applied with the Bootstrap Hijri DatePicker plugin.
Note: For more details on how to implement Bootstrap Hijri DatePicker plugin, please refer my article, ASP.Net Core: Implement Hijri (Islamic) Calendar.
 
Form Submit
When the Submit Button is clicked the form is submitted to the Controllers Action Method.
@model Hijri_Date_Insert_MVC_Core.Models.IslamicEventModel
@addTagHelper*, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers
@{
    Layout = null;
}
 
<!DOCTYPE html>
 
<html>
<head>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
    <title>Index</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form method="post" asp-controller="Home" asp-action="Index">
        <div class="container">
            <div class="row">
                <div class="col-md-12">
                    <label>Event</label>
                    <div class="input-group">
                        <input type="text" asp-for="Event" class="form-control" />
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="col-md-12">
                    <label>Date</label>
                    <div class="input-group">
                        <input type="text" asp-for="Date" class="form-control" id="txtHijriDate" />
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="col-md-12">
                    <br/>
                    <input type="submit" value="Submit" class="btn btn-primary" />
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </form>
    <link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/4.3.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-datetimepicker/4.17.47/css/bootstrap-datetimepicker.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.22.1/moment.min.js"></script>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/moment-hijri@2.1.0/moment-hijri.js"></script>
    <script src="~/assets/js/bootstrap-hijri-datetimepicker.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(function () {
            $("[id*=txtHijriDate]").hijriDatePicker();
        });
    </script>
</body>
</html>
 
 
Screenshots
The Form
ASP.Net Core: Insert (Save) Hijri Date in Database
 
Date inserted in Table
ASP.Net Core: Insert (Save) Hijri Date in Database
 
 
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