public ActionResult Index(string searchTerm)
{
List <Project> emptyList = new List <Project>();
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(searchTerm))
{
//When search is empty returns all projects
emptyList = pdb.getOtherData().ToList();
}
else
{
//When search returns only the specified project
emptyList = pdb.searchProjectData(searchTerm).ToList();
}
return(View(emptyList));
}