public ActionResult AutocompleteSearch(string term)
{
try
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(term))
{
return(Json(new { value = "" }, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet));
}
IEnumerable <LotDTO> lots = lotService.FindByName(term);
if (lots == null)
{
return(Json(new { value = "Can’t find anything" }, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet));
}
IEnumerable <string> lotNames = lots.Select(l => l.Name).Distinct();
var models = lotNames.Where(a => a.Contains(term))
.Select(a => new { value = a })
.Distinct();
return(Json(models, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet));
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e);
throw;
}
}