Browse products by category

Select a category:

Product name Category
Product 21 Shoes
Product 24 Shoes
Product 25 Shoes
Product 28 Shoes
Product 29 Shoes
Product 32 Shoes
Product 33 Shoes
Product 36 Shoes
Product 37 Shoes
Product 40 Shoes
«12345678910...2627» Displaying 11 - 20 of 263 item(s)

Razor code

@using MvcPaging.Demo.Models
@model IPagedList<Product>
@{
	ViewBag.Title = "Browse products by category";
}
<h2>@ViewBag.Title</h2>
@using (Html.BeginForm("ViewByCategory", "Paging", FormMethod.Get))
{
	<p>
		Select a category:
		@Html.DropDownList("categoryName")
		<input type="submit" value="Browse" />
	</p>
}
@if (Model.Count() > 0)
{
	<table class="grid">
		<thead>
			<tr>
				<th>Product name</th>
				<th>Category</th>
			</tr>
		</thead>
		<tbody>
			@foreach (var product in Model)
			{
				<tr>
					<td>@product.Name</td>
					<td>@product.Category</td>
				</tr>
			}
		</tbody>
	</table>
	<div class="pager">
		@Html.Pager(Model.PageSize, Model.PageNumber, Model.TotalItemCount).Options(o => o.AddRouteValue("categoryname", ViewBag.CategoryDisplayName))
		Displaying @Model.ItemStart - @Model.ItemEnd of @Model.TotalItemCount item(s)
	</div>
}

Controller code

public ActionResult ViewByCategory(string categoryName, int? page)
{
	categoryName = categoryName ?? this.allCategories[0];
	int currentPageIndex = page.HasValue ? page.Value - 1 : 0;

	var productsByCategory = this.allProducts.Where(p => p.Category.Equals(categoryName)).ToPagedList(currentPageIndex,
																										DefaultPageSize);
	ViewBag.CategoryName = new SelectList(this.allCategories, categoryName);
	ViewBag.CategoryDisplayName = categoryName;
	return View("ProductsByCategory", productsByCategory);
}