Call GET with param to populate grid

[Jay]

I'm trying to call an MVC controller action to populate my grid and I need to pass a parameter to it. However, my breakpoint in the action isn't getting hit. Am I doing something wrong here? I can't tell if my param is making it through since my breakpoint isn't getting hit. Do I need to set up a route for this call?

Action:

[HttpGet]
public JsonResult GetSalesHistory(string id)
{
    List<Sales> sales = PestsLogic.GetSalesById(5);
    return Json(new { data = sales, total = sales.Count }, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}

JavaScript code:

<script type="text/javascript">
    $("#grid").kendoGrid({
        dataSource: {
            type: "json",
            transport: {
                read: {
                    url: "Sales/GetSalesHistory",
                    dataType: "json",
                    type: "GET",
                    contentType: "application/json; charset=1-8",
                    data: { id: "@ViewBag.CustomerEstimateKey" }
                }
            },
            pageSize: 15,
            schema: {
                data: "data",
                total: "total"
            }
        },
        pageable: true,
        sortable: true
    });
</script>

[Jonas]

Try removing the "contentType".  You are not posting JSON to the server, you are performing a GET with url parameters.

Alternatively, change it to a POST.

[Jay]

Neither of those things worked.

[Daniel]

Hello Jay,

The problem could be caused by the URL in the configuration - the current URL will be prepended. You can add a forward slash in front("/Sales/GetSalesHistory") to avoid this. Also, if the script is used in the View you can use the Url.Action helper to generate the correct address e.g.

url: '@Url.Action("GetSalesHistory", "Sales")'

All the best,
Daniel
the Telerik team

[Jay]

That worked! Thank you!