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{ "filters":[ { "field":"username", "operator":"contains", "value":"bob" }, { "field":"username", "operator":"contains", "value":"john" } ]}.DataSource(ds => ds .Ajax() .ServerOperation(false) .Read(r => r.Action("_List", "Employee").Data("SetEmployeeGridData"))function SetEmployeeGridData() { return { locationFilter: $('#locationFilter').val(), departmentFilter: $('#departmentFilter').val(), lastNameFilter: $('#lastNameFilter').val() }; }public ActionResult _List([DataSourceRequest] DataSourceRequest request, string locationFilter, string departmentFilter, string lastNameFilter) {$('#EmployeeGrid').data('kendoGrid').dataSource.read();