namespace Part2_AutoComplete.Web.Models

{

    public class Manufacturer

    {

        public int Id { get; set; }

        public string Name { get; set; }

    }

}

@using Kendo.Mvc.UI

@model IEnumerable<Part2_AutoComplete.Web.Models.Manufacturer>

@{

    ViewBag.Title = "Kendo UI for ASP.NET MVC: Part 2 - AutoComplete";

}

<h2>@ViewBag.Title</h2>

@(Html.Kendo().AutoComplete()

    .Name("manufacturerAutoComplete")

    .DataTextField("Name")

    .BindTo(Model)

    .Suggest(true)

    .Filter(FilterType.StartsWith)

    .Placeholder("Manufacturer...")

    .DataSource(source => {

            source.Read(read =>

               {

                        read.Action("GetManufacturers", "Home");

               }).ServerFiltering(true);

    })

)

namespace Part2_AutoComplete.Web.Controllers {

    public class HomeController : Controller {

        public ActionResult Index() {

            return View(new List<Manufacturer> {new Manufacturer {Id = 1, Name = "Aston Martin"}});

        }

        [HttpGet]

        public JsonResult GetManufacturers() {

            string searchValue = Request.Params["filter[filters][0][value]"];

            IList<Manufacturer> manufacturers = BuildManufacturersList().Where(x => x.Name.StartsWith(searchValue, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)).ToList();

            return Json(manufacturers, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);

        }

        private IEnumerable<Manufacturer> BuildManufacturersList() {

            IList<Manufacturer> manufacturers = new List<Manufacturer>();

            manufacturers.Add(new Manufacturer {Id = 1, Name = "Aston Martin"});

            manufacturers.Add(new Manufacturer {Id = 2, Name = "Audi"});

            manufacturers.Add(new Manufacturer {Id = 3, Name = "Buggati"});

            manufacturers.Add(new Manufacturer {Id = 4, Name = "BMW"});

            manufacturers.Add(new Manufacturer {Id = 5, Name = "Chevrolet"});

            manufacturers.Add(new Manufacturer {Id = 6, Name = "Ferrari"});

            manufacturers.Add(new Manufacturer {Id = 7, Name = "Ford"});

            manufacturers.Add(new Manufacturer {Id = 8, Name = "Lamborghini"});

            manufacturers.Add(new Manufacturer {Id = 9, Name = "Mazda"});

            manufacturers.Add(new Manufacturer {Id = 10, Name = "McLaren"});

            manufacturers.Add(new Manufacturer {Id = 11, Name = "Mercedes Benz"});

            manufacturers.Add(new Manufacturer {Id = 12, Name = "Porsche"});

            return manufacturers;

        }

    }

}