public ActionResult PageData(IDataTablesRequest request)
{
// Nothing important here. Just creates some mock data.
var data = AccessLevel.GetData();
// Global filtering.
// Filter is being manually applied due to in-memmory (IEnumerable) data.
// If you want something rather easier, check IEnumerableExtensions Sample.
var filteredData = data.Where(_item =>
_item.AccessLevelID.ToString().Contains(request.Search.Value) ||
_item.LevelName.ToUpper().Contains(request.Search.Value.ToUpper()) ||
_item.LevelDescription.ToUpper().Contains(request.Search.Value.ToUpper())
);
// Paging filtered data.
// Paging is rather manual due to in-memmory (IEnumerable) data.
var dataPage = filteredData.Skip(request.Start).Take(request.Length);
// Response creation. To create your response you need to reference your request, to avoid
// request/response tampering and to ensure response will be correctly created.
var response = DataTablesResponse.Create(request, data.Count(), filteredData.Count(), dataPage);
// Easier way is to return a new 'DataTablesJsonResult', which will automatically convert your
// response to a json-compatible content, so DataTables can read it when received.
return(new DataTablesJsonResult(response, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet));
}
