Crud Operations
Model.Id
is required for the proper execution of Update, Create and Destroy.
Read
The Read
method sets the action method which is responsible for reading data items and for returning them as JSON.
@(Html.Kendo().DataSource<ProductViewModel>()
.Name("dataSource1")
.Ajax(dataSource => dataSource
.Read(read => read.Action(/* action */"Products_Read", /* controller */"Home"))
)
)
public ActionResult Products_Read([DataSourceRequest]DataSourceRequest request)
{
using (var northwind = new SampleContext())
{
IEnumerable<Product> products = northwind.Products;
DataSourceResult result = products.ToDataSourceResult(request);
return Json(result);
}
}
Create
The Create
method sets the action method which is responsible for saving new data items.
@(Html.Kendo().DataSource<ProductViewModel>()
.Name("dataSource1")
.Ajax(dataSource => dataSource
.Model(model => model.Id(product => product.ProductID))
.Create(create => create.Action(/* action */"Products_Create", /* controller *"Home"))
.Read(read => read.Action("Products_Read", "Home"))
)
)
public ActionResult Products_Create([DataSourceRequest]DataSourceRequest request, Product newProduct)
{
if (newProduct != null && ModelState.IsValid)
{
productService.Create(newProduct);
}
return Json(new[] { newProduct }.ToDataSourceResult(request, ModelState));
}
Update
The Update
method sets the action method which is responsible for saving updated data items.
@(Html.Kendo().DataSource<ProductViewModel>()
.Name("dataSource1")
.Ajax(dataSource => dataSource
.Model(model => model.Id(product => product.ProductID))
.Update(update => update.Action(/* action */"Products_Update", /* controller */"Home"))
.Read(read => read.Action("Products_Read", "Home"))
)
)
public ActionResult Products_Update([DataSourceRequest]DataSourceRequest request, Product updatedProduct)
{
if (updatedProduct != null && ModelState.IsValid)
{
productService.Update(updatedProduct);
}
return Json(new[] { updatedProduct }.ToDataSourceResult(request, ModelState));
}
Destroy
The Destroy
method sets the action method which is responsible for destroying data items.
@(Html.Kendo().DataSource<ProductViewModel>()
.Name("dataSource1")
.Ajax(dataSource => dataSource
.Model(model => model.Id(product => product.ProductID))
.Destroy(destroy => destroy.Action(/* action */"Products_Destroy", /* controller*/ "Home"))
.Read(read => read.Action("Products_Read", "Home"))
)
)
public ActionResult Products_Destroy([DataSourceRequest]DataSourceRequest request, Product product)
{
if (product != null)
{
productService.Destroy(product);
}
return Json(new[] { product }.ToDataSourceResult(request, ModelState));
}
Batch Operation
The Batch
method configures the batch create
, update
and destroy
operations. This means that all changes are kept on the client until a data source sync()
occurs either programmatically or via a Save Changes
button click in the grid for example. By default, the batch operations are disabled.
@(Html.Kendo().DataSource<ProductViewModel>()
.Name("dataSource1")
.Ajax(dataSource => dataSource
.Batch(true)
.Model(model => model.Id(product => product.ProductID))
.Update(update => update.Action("Products_Update", "Home"))
.Read(read => read.Action("Products_Read", "Home"))
)
)
public ActionResult Products_Update([DataSourceRequest]DataSourceRequest request, [Bind(Prefix = "models")] IEnumerable<Product> updatedProducts)
{
if (updatedProducts != null && ModelState.IsValid)
{
foreach (var product in updatedProducts)
{
productService.Update(product);
}
}
return Json(updatedProducts.ToDataSourceResult(request, ModelState));
}