jQuery DataTables server side processing and ASP.Net
- by Chad
I'm trying to use the server side functionality of the jQuery Datatables plugin with ASP.Net. The ajax request is returning valid JSON, but nothing is showing up in the table.
I originally had problems with the data I was sending in the ajax request. I was getting a "Invalid JSON primative" error. I discovered that the data needs to be in a string instead of JSON serialized, as described in this post: http://encosia.com/2008/06/05/3-mistakes-to-avoid-when-using-jquery-with-aspnet-ajax/. I wasn't quite sure how to fix that, so I tried adding this in the ajax request:
"data": "{'sEcho': '" + aoData.sEcho + "'}"
If the aboves eventually works I'll add the other parameters later. Right now I'm just trying to get something to show up in my table.
The returning JSON looks ok and validates, but the sEcho in the post is undefined, and I think thats why no data is being loaded into the table.
So, what am I doing wrong? Am I even on the right track or am I being stupid? Does anyone ran into this before or have any suggestions?
Here's my jQuery:
$(document).ready(function()
{
$("#grid").dataTable({
"bJQueryUI": true,
"sPaginationType": "full_numbers",
"bServerSide":true,
"sAjaxSource": "GridTest.asmx/ServerSideTest",
"fnServerData": function(sSource, aoData, fnCallback) {
$.ajax({
"type": "POST",
"dataType": 'json',
"contentType": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
"url": sSource,
"data": "{'sEcho': '" + aoData.sEcho + "'}",
"success": fnCallback
});
}
});
});
HTML:
<table id="grid">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>UserID</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="5" class="dataTables_empty">Loading data from server</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Webmethod:
<WebMethod()> _
Public Function ServerSideTest() As Data
Dim list As New List(Of String)
list.Add("testing")
list.Add("chad")
list.Add("testing")
Dim container As New List(Of List(Of String))
container.Add(list)
list = New List(Of String)
list.Add("testing2")
list.Add("chad")
list.Add("testing")
container.Add(list)
HttpContext.Current.Response.ContentType = "application/json"
Return New Data(HttpContext.Current.Request("sEcho"), 2, 2, container)
End Function
Public Class Data
Private _iTotalRecords As Integer
Private _iTotalDisplayRecords As Integer
Private _sEcho As Integer
Private _sColumns As String
Private _aaData As List(Of List(Of String))
Public Property sEcho() As Integer
Get
Return _sEcho
End Get
Set(ByVal value As Integer)
_sEcho = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property iTotalRecords() As Integer
Get
Return _iTotalRecords
End Get
Set(ByVal value As Integer)
_iTotalRecords = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property iTotalDisplayRecords() As Integer
Get
Return _iTotalDisplayRecords
End Get
Set(ByVal value As Integer)
_iTotalDisplayRecords = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property aaData() As List(Of List(Of String))
Get
Return _aaData
End Get
Set(ByVal value As List(Of List(Of String)))
_aaData = value
End Set
End Property
Public Sub New(ByVal sEcho As Integer, ByVal iTotalRecords As Integer, ByVal iTotalDisplayRecords As Integer, ByVal aaData As List(Of List(Of String)))
If sEcho <> 0 Then Me.sEcho = sEcho
Me.iTotalRecords = iTotalRecords
Me.iTotalDisplayRecords = iTotalDisplayRecords
Me.aaData = aaData
End Sub
Returned JSON:
{"__type":"Data","sEcho":0,"iTotalRecords":2,"iTotalDisplayRecords":2,"aaData":[["testing","chad","testing"],["testing2","chad","testing"]]}
