access filter and sort criteria within controller

[Nathan]

I would like to pass the filter and sort criteria to an action using a toolbar custom command. Ultimately, I'd like to export a CSV or Excel file. What is the best way to go about this?

I first tried the following, but it did not work.

The view

@(Html.Kendo().Grid<KendoGridApplication.Models.Order>()

      .Name("Grid")

      .ToolBar(o => o.Custom().Action("Export", "Home").Name("Export"))

      ...

The controller

public ActionResult Export([DataSourceRequest] DataSourceRequest request)

{

  // request.Filters is null

  // request.Sorts is null

[Petur Subev]

Hello Tyler,

We created a Code Library article which shows how to achieve "Exporting to CSV file". You can download the sample project from here.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Petur Subev
the Telerik team