If your data is stored in JSON format, the DataGrid does not require making a request for data manually. You can simply assign the URL of your JSON data storage to the dataSource property, and the DataGrid will fetch the data and display it.
@(Html.DevExtreme().DataGrid()
.ID("gridContainer")
.ShowBorders(true)
.Columns(columns => {
columns.Add().DataField("CompanyName");
columns.Add().DataField("City");
columns.Add().DataField("State");
columns.Add().DataField("Phone");
columns.Add().DataField("Fax");
})
.DataSource(d => d.StaticJson().Url("~/Content/SampleData/Customers.json").Key("ID"))
)
using DevExtreme.MVC.Demos.Models;
using DevExtreme.MVC.Demos.Models.DataGrid;
using DevExtreme.MVC.Demos.Models.SampleData;
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web.Mvc;
namespace DevExtreme.MVC.Demos.Controllers {
public class DataGridController : Controller {
public ActionResult AjaxRequest() {
return View();
}
}
}[{
"ID": 1,
"CompanyName": "Premier Buy",
"Address": "7601 Penn Avenue South",
"City": "Richfield",
"State": "Minnesota",
"Zipcode": 55423,
"Phone": "(612) 291-1000",
"Fax": "(612) 291-2001",
"Website": "http://www.nowebsitepremierbuy.dx"
}, {
"ID": 2,
"CompanyName": "ElectrixMax",
"Address": "263 Shuman Blvd",
"City": "Naperville",
"State": "Illinois",
"Zipcode": 60563,
"Phone": "(630) 438-7800",
"Fax": "(630) 438-7801",
"Website": "http://www.nowebsiteelectrixmax.dx"
}, {
"ID": 3,
"CompanyName": "Video Emporium",
"Address": "1201 Elm Street",
"City": "Dallas",
"State": "Texas",
"Zipcode": 75270,
"Phone": "(214) 854-3000",
"Fax": "(214) 854-3001",
"Website": "http://www.nowebsitevideoemporium.dx"
}, {
"ID": 4,
"CompanyName": "Screen Shop",
"Address": "1000 Lowes Blvd",
"City": "Mooresville",
"State": "North Carolina",
"Zipcode": 28117,
"Phone": "(800) 445-6937",
"Fax": "(800) 445-6938",
"Website": "http://www.nowebsitescreenshop.dx"
}, {
"ID": 5,
"CompanyName": "Braeburn",
"Address": "1 Infinite Loop",
"City": "Cupertino",
"State": "California",
"Zipcode": 95014,
"Phone": "(408) 996-1010",
"Fax": "(408) 996-1012",
"Website": "http://www.nowebsitebraeburn.dx"
}, {
"ID": 6,
"CompanyName": "PriceCo",
"Address": "30 Hunter Lane",
"City": "Camp Hill",
"State": "Pennsylvania",
"Zipcode": 17011,
"Phone": "(717) 761-2633",
"Fax": "(717) 761-2334",
"Website": "http://www.nowebsitepriceco.dx"
}, {
"ID": 7,
"CompanyName": "Ultimate Gadget",
"Address": "1557 Watson Blvd",
"City": "Warner Robbins",
"State": "Georgia",
"Zipcode": 31093,
"Phone": "(995) 623-6785",
"Fax": "(995) 623-6786",
"Website": "http://www.nowebsiteultimategadget.dx"
}, {
"ID": 8,
"CompanyName": "EZ Stop",
"Address": "618 Michillinda Ave.",
"City": "Arcadia",
"State": "California",
"Zipcode": 91007,
"Phone": "(626) 265-8632",
"Fax": "(626) 265-8633",
"Website": "http://www.nowebsiteezstop.dx"
}, {
"ID": 9,
"CompanyName": "Clicker",
"Address": "1100 W. Artesia Blvd.",
"City": "Compton",
"State": "California",
"Zipcode": 90220,
"Phone": "(310) 884-9000",
"Fax": "(310) 884-9001",
"Website": "http://www.nowebsiteclicker.dx"
}, {
"ID": 10,
"CompanyName": "Store of America",
"Address": "2401 Utah Ave. South",
"City": "Seattle",
"State": "Washington",
"Zipcode": 98134,
"Phone": "(206) 447-1575",
"Fax": "(206) 447-1576",
"Website": "http://www.nowebsiteamerica.dx"
}, {
"ID": 11,
"CompanyName": "Zone Toys",
"Address": "1945 S Cienega Boulevard",
"City": "Los Angeles",
"State": "California",
"Zipcode": 90034,
"Phone": "(310) 237-5642",
"Fax": "(310) 237-5643",
"Website": "http://www.nowebsitezonetoys.dx"
}, {
"ID": 12,
"CompanyName": "ACME",
"Address": "2525 E El Segundo Blvd",
"City": "El Segundo",
"State": "California",
"Zipcode": 90245,
"Phone": "(310) 536-0611",
"Fax": "(310) 536-0612",
"Website": "http://www.nowebsiteacme.dx"
}]