Difference between "Data:" and "parameterMap:"

[Matteo]

Hello,

which are the differences between using "Data:" or "parameterMap:" in sending parameters to web service?
And how to use "parameterMap"? What is the "options" parameter I see in many examples? Where does it come from?

Could someone provide a ful explained example?

Thank You

[Mark]

Anyone care to explain the difference?  It would be much appreciated.

[Sebastian]

Hello guys,

The differences between the Data, parameterMap and options parameters of the Kendo UI DataSource transport are explained in the relevant paragraphs of this help article:

Data
http://docs.kendoui.com/api/framework/datasource#data-array
http://docs.kendoui.com/api/framework/datasource#schemadata-functionstring

parameterMap
http://docs.kendoui.com/api/framework/datasource#transportparametermap-function

Kind regards,
Sebastian
the Telerik team

[Oskar]

Hi Sebastian,

I bet the paragraphs that you are referring to are great and would shed some light over this matter.
However they seem to have stopped working (anchors seems to be missing).

Could you possibly submit working links?

Thank you

[Alexander Valchev]

Hi Oskar,

The corresponding links are:

• http://docs.kendoui.com/api/framework/datasource#configuration-data
• http://docs.kendoui.com/api/framework/datasource#configuration-schema.data
• http://docs.kendoui.com/api/framework/datasource#configuration-transport.parameterMap
  
  

As a general information, you may use the search box on docs.kendoui.com to filter the API.

Regards,
Alexander Valchev
Telerik

[Neetu]

The preview on the parameterMap is not working.

 

[Ivan Danchev]

Hello Neetu,

At my end the Preview of the parameterMap example linked by Alexander works as expected: a request to the endpoint is made and the number of dataItems retrieved (20) is logged in the console. See the following screencast. Let me know in case I am missing something.

Regards,
Ivan Danchev
Progress Telerik