Server Side Filtering With Automapper and ViewModels

[lmf232s]

Im trying to figure out a way to handle server side filtering where our controllers return viewmodels rather than the actual entity. Because a viewmodel is being bound to the grid, when ever I sort or filter the field that is being sent back to the controller is the property name from the viewmodel and does not match to the entity. Because of this I can't do a dynamic where clause as the where clause contains the field of the viewmodel (CarName) and not the entity (Name). Somehow I need a way to map the filter for the viewmodel fields back to the entity so that I can filter properly.  

Here are the basic steps:
Call Repository Get IQueryable<Car> Entity
Filter and sort Data (With Dynamic Query)
Convert entity to viewmodel with Automapper
Return viewmodel

-- This represents my entity and view model, both the fields are the same but have slightly different names

public class Car {

    public string Name { get; set; }

}

 

public class CarViewModel {

    public string CarName { get; set; }

}

Just to point out im using the Kendo UI Web and not the MVC wrappers.

[Petur Subev]

Hello Larry,

I am afraid the question is not related to the web Kendo framework but to .NET and its MVC framework. I would suggest you to search for help on forums such as stackoverflow and the official aspnetmvc forums.

http://stackoverflow.com/
http://forums.asp.net/1146.aspx


Kind Regards,
Petur Subev
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