public JsonResult SearchServerSide()
{
// Get Server Side Parameters from Request
int start = Convert.ToInt32(Request["start"]);
int length = Convert.ToInt32(Request["length"]);
string searchValue = Request["search[value]"];
string sortColumnName = Request["columns[" + Request["order[0][column]"] + "][name]"];
string sortDirection = Request["order[0][dir]"];
// Total record count
int totalrows = workOrdersRepo.GetAll().Count();
// Search
var searchResults = WorkOrdersRepo.Find(searchValue);
int totalrowsafterfiltering = searchResults.Count();
// Sort
searchResults = searchResults.OrderBy(sortColumnName + " " + sortDirection);
// Page
searchResults = searchResults.Skip(start).Take(length).ToList();
return(Json(new { data = searchResults, draw = Request["draw"], recordsTotal = totalrows, recordsFiltered = totalrowsafterfiltering }, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet));
}
public JsonResult Search(string searchstring)
{
var searchResults = WorkOrdersRepo.Find(searchstring).ToList();
return(Json(searchResults));
}