/// <summary>
/// Get an array containing the property names to display at the top of the columns
/// The function will check the names to not display and the names with a custom column header
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
protected string[] GetPropertyColumnNames()
{
string[] propertyNames = typeof(T).GetProperties()
.Where(p => !IgnoredPropertyNames.Contains(p.Name))
.Select(p => GetPropertyColumnName(p))
.ToArray();
return(propertyNames);
}
public virtual ActionResult GetAjax()
{
SetupIndex();
HtmlHelper helper = new HtmlHelper(new ViewContext(ControllerContext, new WebFormView(ControllerContext, "omg"), new ViewDataDictionary(), new TempDataDictionary(), new System.IO.StringWriter()), new ViewPage());
// Here, we need to use the property names from the class definition, not the column names that we display.
string[] propertyNames = typeof(T).GetProperties()
.Where(p => !IgnoredPropertyNames.Contains(p.Name))
.Select(p => p.Name)
.ToArray();
// This is expected to set up the filter and pagination (and the sorting, once that is set up)
IndexAjaxExtension.Initialize(ControllerContext, propertyNames);
int totalRecordCount = Exchange.Get().Count();
string AdvancedSearchJson = Request["ef_Filter"];
JavaScriptSerializer serializer = new JavaScriptSerializer();
Dictionary <string, Dictionary <string, string> > filterEntries = serializer.Deserialize <Dictionary <string, Dictionary <string, string> > >(AdvancedSearchJson);
Dictionary <string, ExpressFormsFilter> indexFilters = GetIndexFilters();
IEnumerable <T> filteredRecords = IndexAjaxExtension.RecordFilter.GetFilteredRecords <T>(Exchange.Get(), indexFilters, filterEntries);
int filteredRecordCount = IndexAjaxExtension.RecordFilter.GetFilteredRecords <T>(Exchange.Get(), indexFilters, filterEntries).Count();
IEnumerable <T> sortedRecords = IndexAjaxExtension.RecordSorting.GetSortedRecords <T>(filteredRecords);
IEnumerable <T> pageOfRecords = IndexAjaxExtension.RecordPagination.GetPageOfRecords <T>(sortedRecords);
IEnumerable <ExpressFormsIndexRecord> indexRecords =
pageOfRecords.Select(r =>
{
ExpressFormsIndexRecord indexRecord = new ExpressFormsIndexRecord();
indexRecord.Initialize <T, TId>(r, GetIdFromRecord(r), propertyNames, IndexButtons, CustomPropertyDisplay, ControllerContext);
return(indexRecord);
});
var retval = new
{
iTotalRecords = totalRecordCount, // number of records in database before filtering
iTotalDisplayRecords = filteredRecordCount, // number of records that match filter, not just on this page.
aaData = indexRecords.Select(x => x.FieldHtml)
};
return(Json(retval, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet));
} // end function GetAjax
} // end GetEditorButtons
// A virtual helper function that is meant to be used to get the inputs that appear on the form.
// May be overridden in a derived class to customize how the form works.
protected virtual Dictionary <string, ExpressFormsInput> GetEditorInputs(T record)
{
// t.GetType() is used here rather than typeof(T) in order to get the most specific type implemented by the object passed in.
IEnumerable <PropertyInfo> properties = record.GetType().GetProperties()
.Where(p => (IgnoredPropertyNames == null) || !IgnoredPropertyNames.Contains(p.Name));
Func <PropertyInfo, ExpressFormsInput> InputSelector = p => GetEditorInput(record, p);
Dictionary <string, ExpressFormsInput> inputs = properties
.ToDictionary(p => p.Name, InputSelector);
return(inputs);
}
protected virtual Dictionary <string, ExpressFormsFilter> GetIndexFilters()
{
IEnumerable <PropertyInfo> properties = typeof(T).GetProperties()
.Where(p => (IgnoredPropertyNames == null) || !IgnoredPropertyNames.Contains(p.Name));
Func <PropertyInfo, ExpressFormsFilter> FilterSelector = p => GetIndexFilter(p);
Dictionary <string, ExpressFormsFilter> filters = properties
.ToDictionary(p => p.Name, FilterSelector);
return(filters);
} // end GetIndexFilters
public EntityController()
: base()
{
IgnoredPropertyNames.AddRange(new[] { "EntityState", "EntityKey" });
}
