Ajax Binding

The AutoComplete provides support for remote data binding by using a DataSource configuration object. You can configure the AutoComplete to get its data from a remote source by making an AJAX request.

1. Create an action that returns the data as a JSON result.

   Razor

        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            return View(new ProductViewModel
            {
                ProductID = 4,
                ProductName = "ProductName4"
            });
        }
   
        public JsonResult GetProductsAjax()
        {
            var products = Enumerable.Range(0, 500).Select(i => new ProductViewModel
            {
                ProductID = i,
                ProductName = "ProductName" + i
            });
   
            return Json(products, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
        }
        

2. Add the AutoComplete to the view and configure its DataSource to use remote data.

Razor

    @model MvcApplication1.Models.ProductViewModel

    @(Html.Kendo().AutoCompleteFor(m => m.ProductName)
        .Filter("contains")
        .DataTextField("ProductName")
        .Placeholder("Select product...")
        .DataSource(source =>
        {
            source.Read(read =>
            {
                read.Action("GetProductsAjax", "Home");
            })
            .ServerFiltering(false);
        })
    )

See Also

• Local Data Binding
• Server-Side API