Example #08: Direct usage of a TEntity (without TEntity to TViewModel mappings)1. Here we can send our view to the client, no need to pass any data yet.
public ActionResult DirectUsageOfTEntity()
{
return View();
}
2.1. Generic Linq version:
[ApplyTransaction, GridAction(EnableCustomBinding = true)]
public ActionResult DirectUsageOfTEntityData(GridCommand command)
{
var query = NHibernateHelper.CurrentSession.Query<Supplier>();
var gridHelper = new GridEntityCustomBindingHelper<Supplier>(command, query);
var gridModel = gridHelper.BuildGridModel();
return View(gridModel);
}
2.2. NHibernate QueryOver API version:
[ApplyTransaction, GridAction(EnableCustomBinding = true)]
public ActionResult DirectUsageOfTEntityNHibernateData(GridCommand command)
{
var query = NHibernateHelper.CurrentSession.QueryOver<Supplier>();
var gridHelper =
new NHibernateGridEntityCustomBindingHelper<Supplier>(command, query);
var gridModel = gridHelper.BuildGridModel();
return View(gridModel);
}
3. Finaly, the Grid configuration
@(Html.Telerik().Grid<Supplier>().Name("Grid")
.Columns(columns =>
{
columns.Bound(d => d.SupplierID).Width(80);
columns.Bound(d => d.ContactName);
columns.Bound(d => d.ContactTitle);
columns.Bound(d => d.Address);
columns.Bound(d => d.City);
columns.Bound(d => d.PostalCode);
columns.Bound(d => d.Country);
})
.EnableCustomBinding(true).Sortable().Filterable().Groupable()
.Pageable(x => x.PageSize(15))
.DataBinding(dataBinding => dataBinding.Ajax()
.Select<ExamplesController>(ctr => ctr.DirectUsageOfTEntityData(null))))