Use the powerful DevExpress Query Builder with your DevExpress ASP.NET MVC controls, starting with the v18.1 release!
The Query Builder component allows an end-user to visually build queries using our UI controls. This saves the end-user from learning and writing SQL statements. Once the queries are built, you can then apply those queries on existing DevExpress controls like the ASP.NET MVC GridView. This puts the power of ad-hoc querying in your end-users control.
Here's a screenshot of the MVC Query Builder control, click on the image for a larger version:
The Query Builder was first introduced as part of our XtraReports' Web Report Designer and then was released as a separate control for ASP.NET Web Forms. Many of you have requested this as an independent control for ASP.NET MVC and now it's available in v18.1 release.
Features
We've packed a ton of great features in the DevExpress ASP.NET MVC Query Builder:
- The database schema is automatically obtained and displayed within the QueryBuilder's UI. You can also customize the database schema at runtime by implementing a custom schema provider to reduce the list of tables and views available for an end-user
- Relationships between tables are automatically resolved based on foreign keys
- An enhanced filter editor features the Advanced Mode allowing you to specify a filter string manually instead of using a visual editor. The code completion is available
- Ability to visually shape retrieved data (sort, group and filter), which automatically edits '
ORDER BY', 'GROUP BY' and 'WHERE' query clauses - Ability to use the '
SELECT DISTINCT' clause - Aggregation of columns’ data
- Preview entire SELECT statement
- Preview the Query execution results
How do you plan to use the Query Builder in your ASP.NET MVC projects? Drop me a line below.
Thanks!
Email: mharry@devexpress.com
Twitter: @mehulharry