Ajax Binding

The MultiColumnComboBox provides support for remote data binding by using a DataSource configuration object. You can configure the MultiColumnComboBox 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();
    }
    
    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 MultiColumnComboBox to the view and configure its DataSource to use remote data.

   Razor

       @model MvcApplication1.Models.ProductViewModel
   
       @(Html.Kendo().MultiColumnComboBox()
           .Name("multicolumncombobox")
           .Filter("contains")
           .DataTextField("ProductName")
           .DataValueField("ProductID")
           .Placeholder("Select product...")
           .Columns(columns =>
           {
               columns.Add().Field("ProductName").Title("Product Name").Width("200px")
               columns.Add().Field("ProductID").Title("Product ID").Width("200px");
           })
           .DataSource(source =>
           {
               source.Read(read =>
               {
                   read.Action("GetProductsAjax", "Home");
               })
               .ServerFiltering(false);
           })
       )

See Also

• Local Data Binding
• Server-Side API