The dx.aspnet.data.js
script is the client-side part. You can install it in one of the following ways:
-
Use npm.
Run the following command in the command line:
npm install devextreme-aspnet-data
-
Use bower.
Run the following command in the command line...
bower install devextreme-aspnet-data
... or add
devextreme-aspnet-data
to the bower.json file'sdependencies
section."dependencies": { ... "devextreme-aspnet-data": "^1" }
After installation, link the dx.aspnet.data.js
script after the DevExtreme scripts on your page.
<!-- if you have used npm -->
<script src="/node_modules/devextreme-aspnet-data/js/dx.aspnet.data.js"></script>
<!-- if you have used bower -->
<script src="/bower_components/devextreme-aspnet-data/js/dx.aspnet.data.js"></script>
The client-side API consists of a single method, DevExpress.data.AspNet.createStore
, that creates a CustomStore, configures it to reach the controller from the client side, and returns its instance. When calling this method, pass an object with the following properties:
key
- the key property;loadUrl
- the URL used to load data;loadParams
- additional parameters that should be passed toloadUrl
;updateUrl
- the URL used to update data;insertUrl
- the URL used to insert data;deleteUrl
- the URL used to delete data;loadMethod
- the HTTP method for load requests; "GET" by default;updateMethod
- the HTTP method for update requests; "PUT" by default;insertMethod
- the HTTP method for insert requests; "POST" by default;deleteMethod
- the HTTP method for delete requests; "DELETE" by default;onBeforeSend
- a function that customizes the request before it is sent; accepts the following parameters:operation
:string
The operation the request should perform. Can be "load", "update", "insert" or "delete".jQueryAjaxSettings
:object
Settings configuring the request. Refer to the jQuery.ajax() description for more information.
onAjaxError
- a function to be called when an Ajax request fails; accepts the following parameter:e
:object
Information about the event; contains the following properties:xhr
:jqXHR
when using jQuery;XMLHttpRequest
otherwise
The request object.error
:string
|Error
The error message. You can assign a custom error message or JavaScript Error object to this property.
errorHandler
- a function to be executed when the store throws an error; accepts a JavaScript Error object as the parameter.
You can find a jQuery example here.
DevExtreme ASP.NET MVC Controls call the DevExpress.data.AspNet.createStore
method internally. To configure its parameters, use the DataSource()
method's lambda expression.
@(Html.DevExtreme().DataGrid()
.DataSource(ds => ds.WebApi()
.Controller("NorthwindContext")
.Key("OrderID")
.LoadAction("GetAllOrders")
.InsertAction("InsertOrder")
.UpdateAction("UpdateOrder")
.DeleteAction("RemoveOrder")
)
)