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DataGridBuilder<T>.DataSource(String, String[]) Method

Binds a DataGrid control to read-only data in JSON format.

Namespace: DevExtreme.AspNet.Mvc.Builders

Assembly: DevExtreme.AspNet.Core.dll

#Declaration

C#
public DataGridBuilder<T> DataSource(
    string staticJsonUrl,
    params string[] key
)

#Parameters

Name Type Description
staticJsonUrl String

A JSON data URL.

key String[]

An array that contains one or more key field names.

#Returns

Type Description
DataGridBuilder<T>

A reference to this instance after the method is called.

#Remarks

This method is a shorthand version of the DataSourceFactory.StaticJson() method. The following examples are equivalent:

@(Html.DevExtreme().DataGrid()
    .DataSource("https://example.com/data.json", "ID")
)
@(Html.DevExtreme().DataGrid()
    .DataSource(ds => ds.StaticJson()
        .Url("https://example.com/data.json")
        .Key("ID")
    )
)

Refer to Read-Only Data in JSON Format for more information.

See Also