How to store/retrieve grid model values into/from database

 
<input type="text" id="list" />
 
<div id="StateList">
    <ul></ul>
</div>

<input type="button" id="save" value="Save State" />
<input type="button" id="apply" value="Apply State" />
 
<div id="Grid"></div>
 

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(function () {
        $("#PersistenceGrid").ejGrid({
            dataSource: window.gridData,
            allowPaging: true,
            allowGrouping: true,
            showColumnChooser: true,
            columns: [
                { field: "OrderID" },
                { field: "CustomerID" },
                { field: "EmployeeID" },
                { field: "ShipName" },
                { field: "ShipCity" }
            ]
        });
    });
</script>

@(Html.EJ().Grid<object>("PersistenceGrid")
        .Datasource((IEnumerable<object>)ViewBag.dataSource)
        .AllowPaging()
        .AllowGrouping()
        .ShowColumnChooser()
        .Columns(col =>
        {
            col.Field("OrderID").Add();
            col.Field("CustomerID").Add();
            col.Field("EmployeeID").Add();
            col.Field("ShipName").Add();
            col.Field("ShipCity").Add();
        })
)

namespace Sample.Controllers
{
    public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        static string cons = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["NORTHWNDConnectionString"].ConnectionString;
        static SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(cons);
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            var dataSource = OrderRespositary.GetAllRecords();
            ViewBag.dataSource = dataSource;
            return View();
        }
        public string Query(string gridObj)
        {
            con.Open();
            var time = DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay.ToString();
            //Inserting Grid object into StateStore Table with respective time
            //States and CurrentTime are two columns in table
            //States have the corresponding object whereas the CurrentTime as time
            SqlCommand insert = new SqlCommand("INSERT INTO StateStore (States,CurrentTime ) VALUES('" + gridObj + "','" + time + "')", con);
            insert.ExecuteNonQuery();
            con.Close();
            return time;//can be saved in ejDropDownList
        }
        public string Restate(string dropObject)
        {
            if (con.State != System.Data.ConnectionState.Open)
                con.Open();
            //Retrieving the Grid object from the StateStore Table based on the time
            SqlCommand take = new SqlCommand("SELECT States FROM StateStore WHERE CurrentTime ='" + dropObject +"'", con);
            SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(take);
            DataTable dt = new DataTable();
            da.Fill(dt);
            con.Close();
            return dt.Rows[0]["States"].ToString();
        }
    }
}
 

<script type="text/javascript">
    
    //Render dropdown
    $('#list').ejDropDownList({
        targetID: "StateList"
    });
    //render buttons
    $("#save").ejButton({ click: "saveState" });//for saving Grid's state
    $("#apply").ejButton({ click: "applyState" });//for applying the Grid's state
 
</script>
 

<script type="text/javascript">
 
    function saveState(args) {
        var gridObj = $("#PersistenceGrid").ejGrid("instance");
        var dropDownObj = $('#list').ejDropDownList("instance");
 
        //saving the Current value of groupedColumns
        var state = {
            cols: gridObj.model.columns.slice(),
            groupedCol: gridObj.model.groupSettings.groupedColumns.slice()
        }
        var object = JSON.stringify(state);//converting object to string
 
        $.ajax({
            type: "POST",
            url: "/Home/Query",
            data: { "gridObj": object },//posting the grid object as string
            success: function (data, status, xhr) {
                //On Success save the data which is the time
                //based on the time saving of Grid object in the db takes place
                var TempData = [];
                var obj = $('#list').ejDropDownList("instance");
 
                if (!ej.isNullOrUndefined(obj.model.dataSource))
                    TempData = obj.model.dataSource;
 
                TempData.push({ dataTime: data, text: data });
 
                $('#list').ejDropDownList("destroy");
                //destroy and update the dropdownlist's dataSouce
                $('#list').ejDropDownList({ dataSource: TempData })
            },
        });
    }
    function applyState(args) {
        var gridObj = $("#PersistenceGrid").ejGrid("instance");
        var obj = $('#list').ejDropDownList("instance");
        var value = obj.model.value;
 
        //Post the saved (in ejDropDownlist) time 
        //To retrieve the Grid objects
        $.ajax({
            type: "POST",
            url: "/Home/Restate",
            data: { "dropObject": value },
            success: function (data) {
                var obj = JSON.parse(data);
                gridObj.model.groupSettings.groupedColumns = obj.groupedCol;
                if (obj.cols)
                    gridObj.columns(obj.cols);
                else
                    gridObj.refreshContent();//Refresh the Grid to apply the saved settings
                //if you are using anyother Grid methods to refresh other functionlities 
                //like columns()
                //there is no need of refreshContent()
            },
        });
    }
</script>