# Quick Start

## Content



The quick start guides you through the steps of adding the FlexGrid control to your MVC application and populate data in it. The following example demonstrates local model binding in FlexGrid control. For detailed explanation on how to do remote binding in FlexGrid, see [Remote Data Binding](/componentone/docs/mvc/online-mvc-core/WorkingwithControls/FlexGrid/WorkwithFlexGrid/DataBindingFlexGrid/FlexGridDataBinding) topic.

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### Create an MVC Application

Create a new MVC application using the ComponentOne or VisualStudio templates. For more information about creating an MVC application, see [Configuring your MVC Application](/componentone/docs/mvc/online-mvc-core/Configuring-your-MVC-Application) topic.

### Create a Datasource for FlexGrid

2.  Add a new class to the folder **Models** (for example: `Sale.cs`). See [Adding controls](/componentone/docs/mvc/online-mvc-core/Adding-Controls) to know how to add a new model.
3.  Replace the following code in the new model to define the classes that serve as a datasource for the FlexGrid control.
    
    ```csharp
    public class Sale
    {        
        public int ID { get; set; }
        public DateTime Start { get; set; }
        public DateTime End { get; set; }
        public string Country { get; set; }
        public string Product { get; set; }
        public string Color { get; set; }
        public double Amount { get; set; }
        public double Amount2 { get; set; }
        public double Discount { get; set; }
        public bool Active { get; set; }
        public MonthData[] Trends { get; set; }
        public int Rank { get; set; }
        /// <p>DOC-SUMMARY-TAG-OPEN</p>
        /// Get the data.
        /// <p>DOC-SUMMARY-TAG-CLOSE</p>
        /// <param name="total"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
            public static IEnumerable<Sale> GetData(int total)
        {
            var countries = new[] { "US", "UK", "Canada", "Japan", "China", "France", "German", "Italy", "Korea", "Australia" };
            var products = new[] { "Widget", "Gadget", "Doohickey" };
            var colors = new[] { "Black", "White", "Red", "Green", "Blue" };
            var rand = new Random(0);
            var dt = DateTime.Now;
            var list = Enumerable.Range(0, total).Select(i =>
            {
                var country = countries[rand.Next(0, countries.Length - 1)];
                var product = products[rand.Next(0, products.Length - 1)];
                var color = colors[rand.Next(0, colors.Length - 1)];
                var date = new DateTime(dt.Year, i % 12 + 1, 25, i % 24, i % 60, i % 60);
                return new Sale
                {
                    ID = i + 1,
                    Start = date,
                    End = date,
                    Country = country,
                    Product = product,
                    Color = color,
                    Amount = rand.NextDouble() * 10000 - 5000,
                    Amount2 = rand.NextDouble() * 10000 - 5000,
                    Discount = rand.NextDouble() / 4,
                    Active = (i % 4 == 0),
                    Trends = Enumerable.Range(0, 12).Select(x => new MonthData { Month = x + 1, Data = rand.Next(0, 100) }).ToArray(),
                    Rank = rand.Next(1, 6)
                };
            });
            return list;
        }
    }
    public class MonthData
    {
        public int Month { get; set; }
        public double Data { get; set; }
    }
    }
    ```
    

### Add a FlexGrid control

Complete the following steps to initialize a FlexGrid control.

**Add a new Controller**

1.  In the **Solution Explorer**, right click the folder **Controllers.**
2.  From the context menu, select **Add | Controller**. The **Add Scaffold** dialog appears.
3.  Complete the following steps in the **Add Scaffold** dialog:
    1.  Select **Empty MVC Controller** template.
    2.  Set name of the controller (for example: `IndexController`).
    3.  Click **Add**.
4.  Include the MVC references as shown below.
    *   using System.Collections;
    *   using System.Globalization;
    *   using System.Linq;
    *   using System.Web.Mvc;
    *   using C1.Web.Mvc;
    *   using \<ApplicationName>.Models;
    *   using System.Collections.Generic;
    *   using System;
5.  Replace the method Index() with the following method.
    
    ```csharp
    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        return View(Sale.GetData(15));
    }
    ```
    

**Add a View for the controller**:

1.  From the **Solution Explorer**, expand the folder **Controllers** and double click the controller (for example: `Default1Controller`) to open it.
2.  Place the cursor inside the method `Index()`.
3.  Right click and select **Add View**. The **Add View** dialog appears.
4.  In the **Add View** dialog, verify that the View name is **Index** and View engine is **Razor (CSHTML).**
5.  Click **Add**. A view has been added for the controller.
6.  In the Solution Explorer, double click `Index.cshtml` to open it.
7.  Replace the default code of the **Views\\Index.cshtml** file with the one given below to initialize a **FlexGrid** control.
    
    ```razor
    @using <ApplicationName>.Models
    @using C1.Web.Mvc.Grid
    @model IEnumerable<Sale>
    <style type="text/css">
            .grid {
                height: 500px;
                border: 2px solid #e0e0e0;
                font-family:Cambria;
                font-weight:bold;
            }
    </style>
    <c1-flex-grid auto-generate-columns="false" width="800px" class="grid"
        is-read-only="true" allow-add-new="true" allow-sorting="true"              
        selection-mode="@((SelectionMode.Cell))" >
        <c1-items-source source-collection="@Model"></c1-items-source>
        <c1-flex-grid-column binding="ID"></c1-flex-grid-column>
        <c1-flex-grid-column binding="Start"></c1-flex-grid-column>
        <c1-flex-grid-column binding="Product"></c1-flex-grid-column>
        <c1-flex-grid-column binding="Amount" format="c"></c1-flex-grid-column>
        <c1-flex-grid-column binding="Discount" format="p0"></c1-flex-grid-column>
        <c1-flex-grid-column binding="Active"></c1-flex-grid-column>
    </c1-flex-grid>
    ```

### Build and Run the Project

1.  Click **Build | Build Solution** to build the project.
2.  Press **F5** to run the project.<br />
	> type=note
	> Append the folder name and view name to the generated URL (for example: http://localhost:1234/FlexGrid/Index) in the address bar of the browser to see the view.