public ActionResult Orders_Read([DataSourceRequest] DataSourceRequest request)
{
IQueryable <Order> orders = new NorthwindEntities().Orders;
if (request.Sorts.Any())
{
foreach (SortDescriptor sortDescriptor in request.Sorts)
{
if (sortDescriptor.SortDirection == ListSortDirection.Ascending)
{
switch (sortDescriptor.Member)
{
case "OrderID":
orders = orders.OrderBy(order => order.OrderID);
break;
case "ShipAddress":
orders = orders.OrderBy(order => order.ShipAddress);
break;
}
}
else
{
switch (sortDescriptor.Member)
{
case "OrderID":
orders = orders.OrderByDescending(order => order.OrderID);
break;
case "ShipAddress":
orders = orders.OrderByDescending(order => order.ShipAddress);
break;
}
}
}
}
else
{
// EF can't page unsorted data
orders = orders.OrderBy(o => o.OrderID);
}
var total = orders.Count();
// Apply paging
if (request.Page > 0)
{
orders = orders.Skip((request.Page - 1) * request.PageSize);
}
orders = orders.Take(request.PageSize);
var result = new DataSourceResult()
{
Data = orders, // Process data (paging and sorting applied)
Total = total // Total number of records
};
return(Json(result));
}
