Server Binding

You can configure the Telerik UI MultiSelect for server binding to the Northwind Products table which uses Linq to SQL.

1. Create a new action method and pass the Products table as the model.

   Razor

    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        NorthwindDataContext northwind = new NorthwindDataContext();
   
        return View(northwind.Products);
    }

2. Make your view strongly typed.

   Razor

    @model IEnumerable<MvcApplication1.Models.Product>

3. Add a server bound MultiSelect.

   Razor

        @model IEnumerable<ProjectName.Models.ProductViewModel>
   
        @(Html.Kendo().MultiSelect()
            .Name("productDropDownList") // The name of the MultiSelect is mandatory. It specifies the "id" attribute of the widget.
            .DataTextField("ProductName") // Specify which property of the Product to be used by the MultiSelect as a text.
            .DataValueField("ProductID") // Specify which property of the Product to be used by the MultiSelect as a value.
            .BindTo(Model)   // Pass the list of Products to the MultiSelect.
        )

See Also

• Server Filtering by the MultiSelect HtmlHelper for ASP.NET MVC (Demo)
• Client Filtering by the MultiSelect HtmlHelper for ASP.NET MVC (Demo)
• Server-Side API