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));
        }