AJAX Post object AND retrieve data for data table

KKingMCG

I have used DataTables to post to a C# method and retrieve data for datatables (without sending any data to the method). What I'm interested in doing now is posting parameters in the form of an object to my C# controller and getting the data back. I'm having some trouble in finding examples of this.

$("#SearchResultsTable").DataTable({
    "deferRender": true,
    "ajax": {
        type: "POST",
        url: "/Home/MyMethod",
        contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
        data: function(d) { return JSON.stringify(d); }
    }
});

The above works.

KKingMCG

What I can't seem to find is where I could send an object in that post, i.e.

var formData = {
    MyFilter: '@Model.MyFilter',
    DocumentID: '@Model.DocumentID',
    DocumentName: '@Model.DocumentName'
}

and then in the method, I would get the post data as such:
[HttpPost]
public JsonResult MyMethod(SearchResults model)
{
     var result = dataClient.GetSearchResults(model);

     return Json(new { data = result.Select(a => new List<string> {
         a.DocumentID.ToString(),
         a.DocumentName,
         a.DocumentType
     })
});
}

How does this work? If I send formData in the data ajax call, how do I then get my results back from the controller?

allan

Use ajax.data to submit data to the server-side. This example does that (it uses server-side processing as well, but you don't need that for ajax.data to work).

Allan