DropDownButtonBuilder.DataSource(JS) Method

Provides data for the drop-down menu. Mirrors the client-side dataSource option.

Namespace: DevExtreme.AspNet.Mvc.Builders

Assembly: DevExtreme.AspNet.Core.dll

Declaration

public DropDownButtonBuilder DataSource(
    JS js
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
js	JS	A JavaScript expression that represents a DevExtreme data source.

Returns

Type	Description
DropDownButtonBuilder	A reference to this instance after the method is called.

Remarks

This method allows you to bind a DropDownButton control to a DevExtreme data source initialized in JavaScript code.

Use the new JS() expression to specify the data source:

Razor C#

<script>
    var myDataSource = new DevExpress.data.ArrayStore(...);
</script>

@(Html.DevExtreme().DropDownButton()
    .DataSource(new JS("myDataSource"))
)

Note

This is low-level API. Use it only if other method overloads do not suit your requirements.